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Infrastructure

Incident date

October 4, 2017

Incident Code

CS1576

LOCATION

Al Shuhadaa, Raqqa, Syria

Between 13 and 21 civilians reportedly died following airstrikes on al Shuhadaa neighbourhood north of Raqqah city, according to local sources. The civilians were said to have gathered around a water well in the area. This was the second reported attack on the city’s water supply in two days. Shahba Press said it had documented

Summary

First published
October 4, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
13 – 21
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

October 17, 2017

Incident Code

CS1638

LOCATION

Al Hadika al Baidaa neighbourhood, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Local media reported that 21 bodies including women and children were recovered from the Hadika al Baidaa (White Garden) neighbourhood of Raqqa, though it was unclear at which point during the Raqqa campaign the deaths occurred. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm

Summary

First published
October 17, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
21
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

October 5, 2017

Incident Code

RS2599

LOCATION

محكان, Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least ten and as many as 21 (possibly more) civilians, hereof up to seven children and four women, were killed, and another “dozens” were left wounded as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Euphrates Post reported that six air raids had hit the town of Mahkan, more precisely

Summary

First published
October 5, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 21
(3–7 children4 women6 men)
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Named victims
21 named, 4 families identified
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Incident date

January 7, 2018

Incident Code

RS2868

LOCATION

الفعلول, Al-Fa'loul, Idlib, Syria

As many as 21 civilians were killed in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on the residential town of Al-Fa’loul, according to sources on the ground. Local media blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the airstrikes. Although most sources report that 12 were killed, the totoal named death count is 16 civilians.

Summary

First published
January 7, 2018
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 21
(2–8 children3 women)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime, Unknown
Named victims
20 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

November 3, 2018

Incident Code

CS1822

LOCATION

مسجد خالد بن الوليدهجين, Hajin: House near Khalid bin Walid mosque, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Local media reported that between 14 and 21 civilians – over half of them children, according to some sources – were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a house near the Khalid bin Walid mosque in Hajin. Several sources mentioned al Soussa, al Kushma and al Sha’afa as other locations targeted by airstrikes that

Summary

First published
November 3, 2018
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
14 – 21
(5–9 children5–9 women)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

May 2, 2016

Incident Code

RS788 CS207

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Between six and 21 civilians died and up to 50 were injured in multiple night time airstrikes on the city of Raqqa, according to local sources. While most reports alleged that Russia was responsible, others did not identify the aircraft, while one blamed the Assad regime and another said that the Coalition might have carried

Summary

First published
May 2, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6 – 21
(1 child1 woman2 men)
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Unknown, Syrian Regime, US-led Coalition
Named victims
2 named
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Incident date

January 17, 2017

Incident Code

CI429

LOCATION

الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources said that more than 30 civilians were killed or injured by an air or drone strike on a funeral in al Shifa, and in other neighborhoods west of Mosul. Iraqyoon quoted witnesses saying that “aircraft had bombed a funeral for the Sangaree family in Shifa neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul”. People

Summary

First published
January 17, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8 – 21
(1 child3–5 men)
Civilians reported injured
11–22
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces
Named victims
5 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

November 25, 2017

Incident Code

RS2757

LOCATION

السيال, al-Sayyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

According to local sources, at between seven but and as many 21 civilians, including 12 children and three women, were killed as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in a camp for displaced people in al-Sayyal, Deir Ezzor. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that “suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on gathering of

Summary

First published
November 25, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7 – 21
(12 children3 women)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
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Incident date

September 10, 2017

Incident Code

CS1466

LOCATION

Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria

Between 15 and 21 civilians died and 50 others were injured following an aerial offensive by the US-led Coalition, according to local media. Step New Agency reported that the Coalition had carried out a raid on Al Badou neighbourhood, north of the Al Ma’ri school, which resulted in civilians killed and injured. The death toll

Summary

First published
September 10, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
15 – 21
Civilians reported injured
50
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

March 25, 2017

Incident Code

CI577

LOCATION

حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq

A total of 21 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on homes in the Al Tanak area of Mosul. On June 11th, Airwars’ Iraq researcher met with two survivors. Our field notes state: “Airwars researcher based in Baghdad met on June 11th 2017 two witnesses (XX and YY) saying two entire families were killed when

Summary

First published
March 25, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
21
(4 children4 women)
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

April 7, 2017

Incident Code

CS670

LOCATION

هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria

Up to 21 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on an internet cafe in Huneida, according to multiple local media. All sources pointed towards the Coalition. Death counts varied but were in the range of 12-15 or more, with Almadenah putting the figure as high as 17. @infoctma said

Summary

First published
April 7, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
18 – 21
(4 children1–2 women)
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
18 named, 5 families identified
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Incident date

November 4, 2016

Incident Code

CI321

LOCATION

الكندي, Mosul, Kindi, Nineveh, Iraq

Members of several families were killed by bombings in Mosul, according to one local report. Mosul Eye reported that members of three families were killed due to “bombardment” in Al-Kindi and Al-Kafa’at Al Thinita neighbourhoods of Mosul. The houses ISIL used are now empty, Mosul Eye clarified. The residents are the victims. Mosul Eye, however, did not

Summary

First published
November 4, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
21
Civilians reported injured
9
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces
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Incident date

March 3, 2017

Incident Code

CI505

LOCATION

Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, Iraq

Local residents said a number of civilians were killed after an alleged airstrike struck the Abu Huraira School in the station area. The school was reportedly being used by displaced families fleeing the violence in other neighbourhoods. Mosul Ateka (Facebook) reported Fawad Ali Abu Abdullah as having been killed in the raids on March 3rd,

Summary

First published
March 3, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 21
(6 children8 women1 man)
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Airwars civilian harm grading
Confirmed
A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
Known belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

March 25, 2016

Incident Code

CI207

LOCATION

Mosul, Tanak neighbourhood, Nineveh, Iraq

Local residents told Airwars researchers that two entire families – 21 people in total – died as a result of alleged Coalition air strikes on their house in Tanak neighbourhood in East Mosul, on March 25th 2016. This was reported in an interview with two witnesses, Jassim Khalaf and Mohammed Sabri, on June 11th 2017.

Summary

First published
March 25, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
21
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

August 28, 2016

Incident Code

LC040

LOCATION

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

Up to 21 civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes on Benghazi. Three local families were reportedly killed as well as 11 Sudanese workers. While the majority of sources named the LNA as the belligerent, Libya Mostakbal claimed that is was conducted by a ‘Predator’ drone which isn’t part of the LNA air force. However, UAE

Summary

First published
August 28, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
21
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Libyan National Army
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Incident date

December 3, 2016

Incident Code

CI359

LOCATION

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

At least nine civilians, including women and children, were reported killed and several others wounded due to an alleged Coalition strikes, according to several local sources. Yaqein reported that the Coalition killed 21 civilians, mostly women and children and wounded ten others included 7 children. A source told Yaqein that “the bombing focused on the areas

Summary

First published
December 3, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
9 – 21
(2 children2 women1 man)
Civilians reported injured
13
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

June 5, 2017

Incident Code

CS920

LOCATION

الجسر القديم, Old Bridge, Raqqa, Syria

Up to 30 civilians died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a gathering of civilians near boats which they were going to use to ferry them across the Euphrates River as they attempted to escape Raqqa, multiple local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that at least

Summary

First published
June 5, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
11 – 30
(1 child5 men)
Civilians reported injured
10
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

March 20, 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-044

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

A “large number” of civilians was reported killed in NATO airstrikes on Sirte, according to the Gaddafi regime. Mohamed Abd El Rahman reported on Facebook that “the Libyan regime said that the coalition launched raids on Tripoli and Zuwara and Misurata (west) and Sirte since Saturday and targeted Sirte on Monday, especially the airports, which

Summary

First published
March 21, 2011
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 20
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
NATO forces
Suspected target
Gaddafi forces
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Incident date

April 10, 2016

Incident Code

RS751 CS201

LOCATION

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

At least five and as many as 20 civilians were reported killed and 53 injured after heavy alleged Coalition, Russian and/or Syrian regime night time strikes on Raqqa. Most sources allege that these were Coalition and regime raids – with the Coalition responsible for those after midnight and the regime for early morning strikes. Coalition

Summary

First published
April 10, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5 – 20
(1–3 children1–4 women3 men)
Civilians reported injured
53
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Unknown, US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime
Named victims
9 named, 3 families identified
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Incident date

December 19, 2017

Incident Code

RS2806

LOCATION

معرشورين, Ma'ar Shoreen, Idlib, Syria

In what has been described my local media as a “massacre” as many as 20 civilians were killed and up to 35 were wounded, in airstrikes conducted over Ma’ar Shoreen. Nearly all reports of the incident blamed Russia, however one source blamed the Syrian regime making this a contested event. Many of the dead were

Summary

First published
December 19, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8 – 20
(8 children7–19 women5 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–35
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
20 named
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Incident date

August 12, 2016

Incident Code

RS1129

LOCATION

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Between five and 20 civilians were killed and up to 30 more were wounded, including women, when warplanes launched two airstrikes against the neighbourhood of Fardous. The airstrikes reportedly struck the local market. Syrian Newsdesk and @RadioAlKul blamed Russian warplanes. However, All4Syria and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the use of barrel bombs

Summary

First published
August 12, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5 – 20
Civilians reported injured
17–30
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
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Incident date

February 19, 2018

Incident Code

RS3032

LOCATION

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

As many as 20 civilians, including women and children, were killed and up to dozens more were left wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Hamouriya, Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The strikes in Hamouriya were part of a widespread shelling of multiple neighbourhoods in eastern Ghouta on February 19th, local media reported. However,

Summary

First published
February 19, 2018
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
15 – 20
Civilians reported injured
24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
14 named, 2 families identified
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Incident date

March 21, 2017

Incident Code

CS603

LOCATION

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria

Between 10 and 20 civilians were reported killed and dozens more injured in Coalition airstrikes on multiple locations in Tabaqa, according to local sources. Some reports confused this incident with a reported nearby mass casualty event at al Mansour. The Coalition later said it had killed ten civilians in the town that day. According to

Summary

First published
March 21, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 20
(1 child)
Civilians reported injured
2–36
Airwars civilian harm grading
Confirmed
A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
7 named, 2 families identified
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Incident date

April 4, 2017

Incident Code

CI607

LOCATION

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources reported that twenty civilians were killed and six injured, among them many children, at Tal Afar west of Mosul. All claimed that the US or the Coalition was responsible, although Iraq Air Force aircraft had also struck the town. Iraqi Spring Media Center posted several graphic photos, picturing the aftermath of the strikes

Summary

First published
April 4, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
6
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

December 21, 2015

Incident Code

CI161

LOCATION

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th (Medical centre), Nineveh, Iraq

Reuters reported that “About 20 people, including at least 12 civilians, were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in two air strikes that destroyed houses believed to be used by Islamic State militants, six eyewitnesses and a medical source said.” According to the international news agency, “The two strikes happened within

Summary

First published
December 21, 2015
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 20
(4 children2 women1–3 men)
Civilians reported injured
17–50
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

June 21, 2017

Incident Code

CS1054

LOCATION

فرن الريان في حي امن الدولة, Ar Raqqah: Near the Al Rayan bakery, Raqqa, Syria

At least ten civilians – with many from one family, including women and children – were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Al Rayan Bakery in the Amn al Dawla neighbourhood of Raqqa, local monitors reported. Photos of a number of those killed in the alleged airstrike were also provided. Both sources alleged

Summary

First published
June 21, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 20
(1–3 children1 woman4–9 men)
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Suspected target
ISIS
Named victims
10 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

April 28, 2016

Incident Code

RS773

LOCATION

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Up to 20 civilians including four children died in airstrikes on Bustam al Qasr, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The White Helmets initially reported that “more than 20 martyrs and dozens wounded as well as an entire residential

Summary

First published
April 28, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
9 – 20
(4 children1 man)
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

August 16, 2016

Incident Code

RS1151

LOCATION

الراموسة, Al Ramousa, Aleppo, Syria

Up to 20 civilians including three children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on a convoy or vehicles or a bus carrying civilians on the al Ramousah road south of the city of Aleppo. It was unclear who was responsible for the event: many sources blamed Russia,

Summary

First published
August 16, 2016
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
17 – 20
(2–3 children2 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerents
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
9 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

October 26, 2014

Incident Code

CI013

LOCATION

عوينات, Uwaynat, Nineveh, Iraq

There were claims that coalition air raids resulted in the deaths of between 10 and 20 civilians in a village 110km northwest of Mosul called Aouinat. Al Rafidain reported: “Press sources in Mosul confirmed that the bombing, which targeted the village of Aouinat killed ten civilians and destroyed at least two houses. The forensic medicine

Summary

First published
October 26, 2014
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 20
Civilians reported injured
10
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
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Incident date

October 28, 2018

Incident Code

CS1819

LOCATION

الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least one and as many as 20 civilians including an unspecified number of women and children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the town of Al Shaafa, which was under the control of ISIS, according to local media. Several local sources including Euphrates Post reported that “a number of civilian died” in the

Summary

First published
October 28, 2018
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 20
(2–5 children2–5 women)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
US-led Coalition
Suspected target
ISIS
Named victims
1 named
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