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September 14, 2017
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القوز, Al Qawz junction, Abyan, YemenA US drone strike killed at least two alleged AQAP militants on a motorcycle at Al Qawz junction, Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, on the night of September 14th 2017. However it was also reported that a passing vehicle was damaged, causing civilian injuries. More than three years later, in response to Airwars publishing its
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October 19, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Muhammadiyah Mosque, Nineveh, IraqBetween two and three civilians were killed in a Coalition strike on the Al Rawda Al Muhammadiyah Mosque in the al-Muthanna area of Mosul city, according to local MP Abd Al Raheem Al Shamery and other sources. According to some reports, a kindergarten at the mosque was also destroyed. Given reported British actions in the
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November 9, 2016
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كفر ناها, Kaf Naha, Aleppo, SyriaAt least three civilians, including a woman and child, were killed and others were injured in airstrikes launched against the town of Kafr Naha, Aleppo. According to the majority of local sources, Russia was to blame. However, a single source, the Smart News Agency, attributed blame to Syrian regime planes. According to @HalabNewsN, the missiles launched
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November 27, 2016
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الحلوانية , Al Hilwaniya neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaThree civilians died in an alleged Russian air or artillery strike on Aleppo’s Al Hilwaniya neighbourhood, according to local media. Step said that “Russian warplanes and helicopters” had carried out strikes on neighbourhoods in Aleppo including Al Hilwaniya, “resulting in civilian casualties”. @shahed-alep reported “a heavy artillery and rocket attack on Al-Sakhour and Al-Halawani neighborhoods and the
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December 6, 2016
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حي المعادي , Al Ma’adi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaUp to three civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike on the al Ma’adi neighbourhood of Aleppo – though it is unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Halab News reported that the three unidentified civilians were killed “following Russian enemy raids” on al Ma’adi. Whilst other sources confirmed that there were airstrikes
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April 24, 2017
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مزرعة ميسلون, Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, SyriaThree civilians including one child died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available.
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January 20, 2018
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الجزيرة, Al Jazeera district, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaIn an undated event prior to January 26th, the Manbij Military Council reported that, “in the province al Jazira, Turkey used tanks, guns and mortars to shell residential neighborhoods, where nine different shells were documented, resulting in the death of three civilians and one injury.” No additional details are presently known.
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February 13, 2018
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جنديرس , Heikja, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaAs many as three civilians – including two woman and a man – were killed, and six others were wounded in an alleged Trukish airstrike on Heikja village, according to local media. One source claimed that an unspecific number of children were also killed. The two female victims were named as two women. The Kurdish Red Crescent
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February 28, 2018
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بيت سوى, Beit Sawa, Damascus, SyriaThree civilians were killed and others were injured in airstrikes on Beit Sawa, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. The house of ‘Asi’ was reportedly struck by alleged Russian warplanes. Two victims were named and one unidentified civilian was named. There are no other details at this time.
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August 8, 2019
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaThree civilian men were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, on August 8th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of others were injured. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “a civilian was killed, and others were injured, due to aerial bombardment by Russian planes
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August 26, 2019
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كفرعويد, Kafr Aouid, Idlib, SyriaBetween two and three civilians died and 12 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafr Aouid, local media reported. Most sources blamed the regime, though there was also a report that Russia had been active over the area and a tweet from @ahmaad_yosef identified Russian planes as being responsible. According
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July 7, 2017
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الحديقة البيضا, Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Raqqa, SyriaOne to three civilians were killed in alleged artillery shelling on the Alhadiqa Al Baysa’a neighbourhood of Raqqa (or possibly Tawaso’eya), local media reported – though one report said that one victim was shot. A civilian male was named as a victim in multiple reports. Sources alleged that he was killed in SDF shelling, however,
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June 11, 2017
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حطلة و الصالحية, Hatla and Salihiya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAs many as three civilians were killed – including one man – and some others were injured, following an airstrike on the towns of Hatla and Salihiya. Sources mostly all blamed Russia, however some remained impartial and did not attribute blame. According to the Smart News Agency, the strike hit “Al Salhiya roundabout at the
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September 18, 2017
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الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo to three people were killed and others wounded following airstrikes on Al Sha’afa village, Deir Ezzor governorate, according to local media. It was not wholly clear whether civilians or ISIS members died in the event. Moreover there was some discrepancy regarding the location within the village. According to Al Araby, the international Coalition targeted
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January 30, 2018
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البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Bahra village, according to multiple local sources. Al Manar News, for example, reported that “three civilians were killed after the bombing of International Alliance aircraft on the village of Al-Bahra in the south-east of Deir Ez-Zour.” ISIS released a video on January 30th
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November 5, 2017
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صبيخان, Sebikhan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAs many as three people were killed in shelling on a displaced persons camp and Mosque in Sebikhan in Sabikhan desert, according to local media. One source blamed the Syrian regime for the airstrikes, however the others blamed “renewed Russian shelling”. Step News Agency reported that there were unspecified numbers of dead and wounded. Syrian
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April 15, 2019
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الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAli al-Muhammed al-Furaiji and his two wives were killed in the morning of April 15th, when their house was hit by an alleged Coalition airstrike, multiple local sources reported – though there was also a claim that the deaths had been caused by an explosion of an ISIS-planted mine. @alhasensaleem tweeted that “a whole family”
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July 9, 2016
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جندول, Jandol (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaRussian warplanes and Syrian Regime helicopters allegedly shelled a roundabout in Al Jandol killing three civilians, according to Halab News Network and Syrian Network for Human Rights. Several local news sources including Step News, Halab Today and Sky News blamed Russian warplanes for the shelling. Additionally, local source syriapost1 reported the use of “phosphorous bombs”. Ara
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September 4, 2016
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كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, SyriaThree civilians including one child died and up to seven more were wounded in an airstrike on Kafr Naha, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Anapress Smart, Syrian Press Centre and Halab Today all blamed Russia. However, Step News and the Syrian Network
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December 28, 2014
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جرابلس, Jarabulus, Cultural center, Aleppo, SyriaAn 8.30pm coalition bombing raid on Jarablos – a major Islamic State hub – destroyed a cultural centre being used as an ISIL headquarters in the town. According to Aleppo News, “According to activists, the strikes caused great devastation in the building in addition to the destruction of two civilian houses in the vicinity. Witnesses
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September 11, 2015
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الطوب, Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, reported that three non-combatant males, sharing the same surname of al Khoudar, died in an alleged Coalition strike at Al Toub. No further details were given. Syrian Martyrs also listed the dead while quoting the same source. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for
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October 31, 2015
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مسطاحة, Mestaha, Aleppo, SyriaThree teenage civilian males were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike. They are listed as being from Mestaha in Aleppo but it is not clear whether they were killed there. This incident is currently single source.
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May 12, 2019
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ناصر, Naser, Al Zawiyah, LibyaUp to three civilians were allegedly killed in an airstrike on Naser. Different sources accused the LNA, UAE or Egypt. Ibrahim Kasuda said: “The UAE assault plane targets a citizen’s car in the village of Naser in the south of Zawiya, killing all in the car and the supporters of Haftar describe it as an
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August 16, 2017
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Raqqa, SyriaIn Amnesty and Airwars’ joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars generally assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, our researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The Amnesty report noted
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April 23, 2016
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القصارات, Al Kassarat, Darnah, LibyaThree civilians including one woman died and up to seven more people were wounded in strikes on Derna, according to local media. The source Alnabaa reported “12 raids”, while some other sources reported that barrel bombs were dropped. LNA posted a video of its forces dropping a bomb on a ‘terrorist ammunition store’ in the sports
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August 2, 2018
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Gobanle (Gobaale), Lower Shabelle, SomaliaThree civilians were reportedly killed in a US strike in Gobanle village, according to Amnesty International – though US Africa Command claimed that only four “terrorists” were killed. However an AFRICOM declassified assessment of the event published in July 2019 indicated that the US itself was unaware of the identities of those in the vehicle
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October 24, 2016
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria3 civilians were killed when a garage was bombed by the Coalition, according to a local source. Smart News reported that 3 civilians were killed when a garage belonging to ISIL was struck by the Coalition. According to the account, six cars belonging to ISIL were also destroyed. The report noted other raids on that
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January 18, 2018
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معرة النعمان, Ma'ara Al-Nu'man, Idlib, SyriaA mother and her two children were killed when alleged napalm bombs struck their home in Ma’ara Al-Nu’man, according to local media. Sources all attributed the blame to Moscow. A number of civilians were also wounded in the raid, with one source reporting that as many as eight civilians received wounds. Footage published shows a
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March 21, 2017
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Al Jadida, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Jadida village, according to local sources. According to Halab Today, “The school of Al-Jadida village in the southern countryside of Aleppo was destroyed due to warplane shelling”. The source didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently – which blamed the Coalition –
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March 1, 2013
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Kol, near Bula Xawa, Gedo, SomaliaTwo airstrikes by an unknown belligerent hit the nomadic settlement of Kol, near the city of Bulla-Xama, in southwestern Somalia’s Gedo region, killing a mother and her two children and injuring five others, a young man who fled the settlement following the strike told the Kenyan group Journalists for Justice. According to a report, Black