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5 May, 2017
Update
Iraq, Syria
1,000 days of war: the civilians missing in action
Among the dead in Iraq and Syria are more than 1,4000 named civilian victims of likely Coalition airstrikes. Airwars looks at the stories of some of those individuals
5 May, 2017
Update
1,000 days of war: the civilians missing in action
Among the dead in Iraq and Syria are more than 1,4000 named civilian victims of likely Coalition airstrikes. Airwars looks at the stories of some of those individuals
17 Jan, 2017
Research
Annual assessment 2016: Civilians paid heavy price in Coalition and Russian airstrikes
Likely non-combatant deaths from Coalition actions in Iraq and Syria rose by 70 percent compared to 2015. And thousands of civilians died in likely Russian airstrikes throughout 2016.
17 Jan, 2017
Update
Annual assessment 2016: Civilians paid heavy price in Coalition and Russian airstrikes
Likely non-combatant deaths from Coalition actions in Iraq and Syria rose by 70 percent compared to 2015. And thousands of civilians died in likely Russian airstrikes throughout 2016.
19 Dec, 2016
Research
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: November 2016
Record numbers of civilian fatalities were reported in November 2016 from both Coalition and Russian airstrikes
19 Dec, 2016
Update
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: November 2016
Record numbers of civilian fatalities were reported in November 2016 from both Coalition and Russian airstrikes
16 Dec, 2016
Update
Analysis: Coalition-confirmed civilian deaths – December 2016 release
Seven new civilian casualty events were admitted by the Coalition in December - including the first confirmed deaths from artillery strikes
16 Dec, 2016
Update
Analysis: Coalition-confirmed civilian deaths – December 2016 release
Seven new civilian casualty events were admitted by the Coalition in December - including the first confirmed deaths from artillery strikes
18 Nov, 2016
Research
Iraq, Syria
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: September 2016
Alleged Russian civilian casualty events were back to levels last seen in January, as Coalition geared for Mosul assault
18 Nov, 2016
Update
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: September 2016
Alleged Russian civilian casualty events were back to levels last seen in January, as Coalition geared for Mosul assault
26 Oct, 2016
Update
Coalition majorly undercounting civilians killed by its strikes, says Amnesty
New Amnesty study finds "compelling evidence" that 300 civilians died in just 11 Coalition strikes in Syria
26 Oct, 2016
Update
Coalition majorly undercounting civilians killed by its strikes, says Amnesty
New Amnesty study finds "compelling evidence" that 300 civilians died in just 11 Coalition strikes in Syria
20 Oct, 2016
Update
Prise de bec entre la Russie et la Belgique montre la complexité toujours plus grande du conflit syrien
Bataille de désinformation dans le chaotique ciel Syrien: la Belgique et la Russie s'accusent de causer des victimes civiles.
20 Oct, 2016
Update
Prise de bec entre la Russie et la Belgique montre la complexité toujours plus grande du conflit syrien
Bataille de désinformation dans le chaotique ciel Syrien: la Belgique et la Russie s'accusent de causer des victimes civiles.
20 Oct, 2016
Update
Russian spat with Belgium over civilian deaths highlights chaos of Syrian skies
Research by Eline Westra and Kinda Haddad Russia has implied that a member of the US-led Coalition killed six civilians in rural Aleppo province on October 17th – a claim which drew a furious rebuttal from Belgium’s defence minister, who complained of “Russian disinformation.” The spat comes as a Moscow-declared pause appeared to be respected […]
20 Oct, 2016
Update
Russian spat with Belgium over civilian deaths highlights chaos of Syrian skies
Research by Eline Westra and Kinda Haddad Russia has implied that a member of the US-led Coalition killed six civilians in rural Aleppo province on October 17th – a claim which drew a furious rebuttal from Belgium’s defence minister, who complained of “Russian disinformation.” The spat comes as a Moscow-declared pause appeared to be respected […]
23 Sep, 2016
Update
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: August 2016
Additional research by Kinda Haddad, Latif Habib, Abdulwahab Tahhan, Ziad Freeman, Basile Simon, Christiaan Triebert and Chris Woods August saw the second anniversary of the war against so-called Islamic State, with the terrorist group losing significant ground on multiple fronts. The Coalition campaign to liberate Manbij in Aleppo concluded with Daesh being driven out of […]
23 Sep, 2016
Research
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: August 2016
August saw the second anniversary of the war against so-called Islamic State, with the terrorist group losing significant ground on multiple fronts. The Coalition campaign to liberate Manbij in Aleppo concluded with Daesh being driven out of the northern Syrian town. This led to a steep drop in Coalition airstrikes and reported civilian casualty events, […]
22 Aug, 2016
Update
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: July 2016
Additional research by Kinda Haddad, Latif Habib, Abdulwahab Tahhan, Ziad Freeman, Basile Simon, Christiaan Triebert and Chris Woods In July the Coalition campaign to liberate the northern Syrian town of Manbij in Aleppo built towards a fierce conclusion. Daesh continued to lose ground, but the effect on civilian casualties was significant. We tracked the greatest […]
22 Aug, 2016
Research
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: July 2016
In July the Coalition campaign to liberate the northern Syrian town of Manbij in Aleppo built towards a fierce conclusion. Daesh continued to lose ground, but the effect on civilian casualties was significant. We tracked the greatest number of alleged deaths and incidents in any given month since the war began two years ago – […]
8 Aug, 2016
Update
Second anniversary of Coalition war sees ISIL under pressure – but civilians at greater risk
Research by Latif Habib, Kinda Haddad, Alex Hopkins, Basile Simon and Christiaan Triebert The US-led Coalition enters the third year of its war against so-called Islamic State having already conducted more than 14,300 airstrikes against the terror group – and with thousands of ground forces also now committed. ISIL is under significant pressure on multiple […]
8 Aug, 2016
Update
Second anniversary of Coalition war sees ISIL under pressure – but civilians at greater risk
Research by Latif Habib, Kinda Haddad, Alex Hopkins, Basile Simon and Christiaan Triebert The US-led Coalition enters the third year of its war against so-called Islamic State having already conducted more than 14,300 airstrikes against the terror group – and with thousands of ground forces also now committed. ISIL is under significant pressure on multiple […]
28 Jul, 2016
Update
CENTCOM confirms 14 new civilian deaths in ISIL war
Research by Latif Habib and Kinda Haddad CENTCOM has conceded 14 additional civilian deaths from US military actions in the war against so-called Islamic State, in both Iraq and Syria. The admission brings to 55 the official tally of civilian dead, from more than 10,700 declared US airstrikes. The newly-admitted deaths relate to six events between July 2015 […]
28 Jul, 2016
Update
CENTCOM confirms 14 new civilian deaths in ISIL war
Research by Latif Habib and Kinda Haddad CENTCOM has conceded 14 additional civilian deaths from US military actions in the war against so-called Islamic State, in both Iraq and Syria. The admission brings to 55 the official tally of civilian dead, from more than 10,700 declared US airstrikes. The newly-admitted deaths relate to six events between July 2015 […]
22 Jul, 2016
Update
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: June 2016
Additional research by Kinda Haddad, Latif Habib, Basile Simon, Christiaan Triebert and Chris Woods Daesh lost significant ground in June, with the liberation of Fallujah in Iraq and the ongoing battle for Manbij in Syria. However, this led to a steep rise in alleged civilian casualties involving the Coalition in both countries – while in […]
22 Jul, 2016
Research
International airstrikes and civilian casualty claims in Iraq and Syria: June 2016
Daesh lost significant ground in June, with the liberation of Fallujah in Iraq and the ongoing battle for Manbij in Syria. However, this led to a steep rise in alleged civilian casualties involving the Coalition in both countries – while in Syria, we saw a quadrupling of the number of civilian casualty events reportedly involving […]
19 Jul, 2016
Update
Coalition-backed Manbij assault has killed hundreds of civilians, warn locals
Research by Kinda Haddad A major Coalition-backed campaign to liberate the ISIL-occupied northern Syrian town of Manbij and surrounding villages has led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians, according to local reports. The Syrian Arab Coalition (SAC) – a proxy US-trained force comprising mostly Kurdish fighters – is currently advancing on the town centre […]
19 Jul, 2016
Update
Coalition-backed Manbij assault has killed hundreds of civilians, warn locals
Research by Kinda Haddad A major Coalition-backed campaign to liberate the ISIL-occupied northern Syrian town of Manbij and surrounding villages has led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians, according to local reports. The Syrian Arab Coalition (SAC) – a proxy US-trained force comprising mostly Kurdish fighters – is currently advancing on the town centre […]
17 Jun, 2016
Update
International airstrikes and civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria: December 2015 to May 2016
Additional reporting by Kinda Haddad, Latif Habib and Chris Woods Airwars monthly reports on international airstrikes and alleged civilian casualties across both Iraq and Syria will resume for June . Here we present our summary findings for December 2015 to May 2016. Major Coalition military developments From December 1st 2015 to the end of May […]
17 Jun, 2016
Research
International airstrikes and civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria: December 2015 to May 2016
Airwars monthly reports on international airstrikes and alleged civilian casualties across both Iraq and Syria will resume for June . Here we present our summary findings for December 2015 to May 2016. Major Coalition military developments From December 1st 2015 to the end of May 2016, there were 4,087 reported Coalition airstrikes against Daesh: a […]