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4252 incidents

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5–6 December, 2016

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Omar Beere/Ibrahim Ali Berre camp near Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

Two media organisations reported a possible US air operation targeting an al Shabaab base in the Lower Shabelle region. Dalsan Radio reported that Somali commandos backed by US Special Forces had attacked al Shabaab bases in Omar Berre in Lower Shabelle overnight using helicopters. It also quoted what it said was an eyewitness: "'We heard several…

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6 December 2016

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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5 December 2016

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Location

Idlib city, Idlib, Syria

On December 5, 2016, at least 16 civilians were killed and between 15 and 24 were wounded in an aerial bombardment which struck Idlib city. It is unclear who was to blame, with most sources attributing blame to Russia, and some sources blaming the Syrian regime. Smart News reported that according to two activists, the…

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5 December 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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27 November 2016

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الزهراء, Al Zahra village, Aleppo, Syria

On November 27, 2016, according to the Shaam News Network amongst other local sources, two people were reportedly killed and dozens wounded when an aerial bombing resulted in "several successive explosions" hitting a residential area the town of Zahra, located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria. Where sources identified a belligerent, most…

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27 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, Turkish Military

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23 November 2016

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Location

جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria

Local sources reported about a major incident in the city of Jassem, Dara'a, that reportedly killed up to nine civilians, including children and women, and wounded between two and 20. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime were responsible, and several sources described the incident as a "massacre". Local…

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23 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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20 November 2016

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الصاخور, Al Sakhour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

On November 20, 2016, up to 16 civilians, including a family of six with four children, were reportedly killed by aerial shelling containing chlorine gas in the al-Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo. Local sources differ on whether the strike can be attributed to Russia or the Syrian regime. SMART News Agency reported six civilians were killed…

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20 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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18 November 2016

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باتبو, Batabo, Aleppo, Syria

A unilateral US airstrike on a Fatah al Sham leader may also have killed up to three members of his immediate family. The Syrian Observatory initially reported that “an unidentified plane – it’s not clear whether international coalition or Russian – targeted a car carrying several people near the town of Batabo in the western…

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18 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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Incident Date

17–18 November, 2016

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Location

حي عدن, Mosul, Aden, Nineveh, Iraq

Local reports and an eyewitness inside east Mosul said up to 24 civilians from four families who had been gathered in one room within a three-story house, were killed in Aden Quarter by an alleged Coalition airstrike at 2.30pm during the main offensive by Iraqi security forces. Iraqi reporter Majid Sharif noted on the day…

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17 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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14 November 2016

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Location

خان العسل, Khan Assal, Aleppo, Syria

On Monday, November 14, 2015, a woman and her young daughters were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Khan Assal neighborhood of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria. A Facebook user named Aboalhasan Shaar identified the victims in a post. Sawsar Awad al-Hamidi was killed alonside her three little girls, Nour Mohammed Al-Omar, Shahed…

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14 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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7 November 2016

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Location

السلام, الموصل, Al Salam, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

On Monday, November 7, 2016, 14 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed by alleged US-led Coalition strikes on a house in the populated Al-Salam neighborhood in southeast Mosul, according to local sources. Iraqi Transmission Network (IBN) reported the deaths of 14 civilians who were "mistakenly" hit in a Coalition raid in southeast Mosul.…

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7 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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2 November 2016

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Location

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

Between one and four civilians, including a child, were killed and up to nine more were injured from two aerial bombings of the city of Al Atarib. The strikes reportedly struck a bakery, a hospital, and several civilian houses, causing damage extensive enough to shut the hospital down. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human…

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2 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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2 November 2016

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كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria

Two combatants were killed by an airstrike in Idlib, according to local sources. Baladi Network initially reported that a car carrying civilians was hit with three missiles, “leading to the burning of the car and the charring of the bodies of two people.” Images posted by the outlet showed a large fire and a burnt…

Summary

2 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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2 November 2016

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Location

معرة مصرين, Maraat Misrin, Idlib, Syria

Airstrikes variously blamed on the Coalition, on Russia and on the Assad regime targeted Fatah al Sham positions in Maarat Mislin, reportedly also killing four civilians and injuring at least two more. Initial reports – which said the town was struck three times – claimed either Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. The Syrian…

Summary

2 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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13 October 2016

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Location

Shora village near Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq

Following the New York Times Magazine's Uncounted investigation, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event in Shora, a village near Qayyarah, Iraq. According to reporters Azmat Khan and Anand Ghopal, "Mohammad Mansour Abdullah’s house was next to the home of an Army Officer who fled Shora when ISIS took over. An…

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13 October 2016

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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جسر السياسية, Al Siassah Bridge [exact location], Deir Ezzor, Syria

On Thursday, October 6, 2016, one civilian was killed and several others were injured when warplanes bombed Al-Siassah bridge over the Euphrates river in Deir Ez-Zawr, in eastern Syria. Reports cited both Coalition and Russian forces, although CENTCOM reported the destruction of two supply routes in Deir Ezzor for October 5th-6th. Sham News Network reported…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition

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كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

Up to nine civilians, including six children and two women, died in what was described as a "massacre" at Shamico Farms in Kafr Naha near Aleppo. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the deaths. The Twitter account AleppoAMC reported that the incident led to “eight martyrs, including six children". Violations Documentation Center Syria (VDC), Halab News…

Summary

Agriculture (Agricultural Land)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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الثلثانة, Taltanah, Aleppo, Syria

Up to 19 civilians including 3 children were killed – and as many as 41 people injured – when airstrikes hit the village of Al Thaltanah. Multiple reports initially assigned blame to the Coalition or Turkish forces. However, on December 1st 2016 the Coalition conceded it had injured one civilian in the event. The Syrian…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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Incident Date

28 September 2016

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Location

Jehdin, 30 km east of Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia

A US drone strike on September 28th killed at least ten members of a local friendly militia and not al Shabaab militants as the US had initially believed, according to local communities and an investigation by the Washington Post. Between three and 16 additional members of the Galmadug militia were injured. At least one source,…

Summary

28 September 2016

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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27 September 2016

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Location

العريمة, Al `A'rīma, Aleppo, Syria

Fouad al Waisi, his wife and his daughter were all reported killed in a daytime Coalition strike near Manbij, in the village of al A’rima. The Coalition later reported that three civilians had been injured in the incident, without mentioning any civilians killed. On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition…

Summary

27 September 2016

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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Incident Date

26 September 2016

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Location

Caba, Lower Juba, Somalia

The US reported in a press release published on September 27th that it had conducted a “self-defence strike” in Caba near Kismayo the previous day, killing four al Shabaab fighters . The press release said that a group of armed al Shabaab fighters attacked the Somali force and their US advisors. The Somali forces returned…

Summary

26 September 2016

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Airstrike

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

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20–23 September, 2016

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Location

الشوره, Shora, Nineveh, Iraq

Three civilians were killed and another injured when Shora primary school, which had been taken over by ISIS to make bombs, was hit by an airstrike - an investigation by the New York Times Magazine found. According to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmah Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times, “Shora…

Summary

22 September 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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13 September 2016

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Location

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

Three civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a civilian vehicle near Shadadah. According to the Syrian Observatory, “A man and a woman [were] killed by coalition airstrikes in Shadadi countryside.” Al Jisr TV reported “martrys and wounded following the targeting by Coalition planes of a car carrying them south of the…

Summary

13 September 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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Incident Date

10 September 2016

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Location

سااكوو, Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

According to a Freedom of Information response obtained by journalist Joshua Eaton in May 2019, this previously unknown confirmed US strike took place in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia against an unspecified "al-Shabaab Named Objective". This incident was not previously publicly known. No further details are currently available.

Summary

10 September 2016

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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5 September 2016

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Location

Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

The US reported two days after the event that it had conducted two “self-defence strikes” on September 5th against al Shabaab, killing four militants. According to an AFRICOM press release, the strikes hit near Tortoroow and were conducted in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia after a Somali-led counter-terrorism operation came under attack. Garowe…

Summary

5 September 2016

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

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5 September 2016

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Location

Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

The US reported two days after the event that it had conducted two “self-defence strikes” on September 5th against al Shabaab, killing four militants in total. According to an AFRICOM press release, the strikes hit near Tortoroow and were conducted in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia after a Somali-led counter-terrorism operation came under…

Summary

5 September 2016

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

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Gobanle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

The US reported that it had conducted a “self-defense strike” against al Shabaab in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia in a press release published on September 7th. It said the strike hit near Gobanale and had resulted in the deaths of two al Shabaab militants. The press release reported that during a Somali-led…

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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بالقرب من نادي اليحيى، ٱلرَّقَّة, Vicinity of Yahya Sports Club, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

Between five and nine civilians including one child died and up to 20 more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Idkhar neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to sources on the ground - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia, the Assad regime of the US-led Coalition was responsible. Several reports said that strikes occurred near…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition

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شاميكو, Shamico, Aleppo, Syria

Between five and ten civilians died and more were wounded in airstrikes on Shamico, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were responsible. According to Syria News Desk, “nine civilians were killed and others wounded at dawn today [Aug 13th], a result of Russian warplanes carrying out six raids…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Location

القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq

A number of sources reported that six non-combatants including two children died, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a vehicle-borne IED factory in Qayyarah. The Coalition conceded the event two years later. According to Qayyarah News at the time, the airstrike destroyed an ISIS facility which contained two vehicles already packed with explosives. The resulting…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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التنك, Al Tanak oil field, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Seven civilian fuel truck drivers were killed and two more injured following what appeared to have been multiple Coalition strikes in the vicinity of Al Tanak. The Coalition confirmed destroying 83 oil tankers that day - though it would be five years before it publicly admitted civilian harm resulting from the event. Deir Ezzor 24…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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مديرية الوضيع، أبين‎, Al-Wadiah District, Abyan, Yemen

At least three children were killed and their parents were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a family home in the village of Al-Shemil in the district of Al-Wadiah, Yemen on August 2, 2016. Spanish news agency EFE reported that "at least three children died and their parents were wounded in an air strike on…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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