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May 9, 2018
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Bulcida Macalinka (northeast), Lower Shabelle, SomaliaFive civilians were reportedly killed in a US and/or Somali-waged ground operation – possibly also involving airpower – in the Lower Shabelle region, local and international media reported. The US denied allegations of harm on several occasions. The raid was reportedly carried out by Somalia commandos, with the US saying American troops supported the mission
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May 31, 2024
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قرية شيخ عيسى, the village of Sheikh Issa, Aleppo, SyriaOn the evening of Friday, May 31st, 2024, one civilian was injured by an artillery strike in the village of Sheikh Issa in Aleppo, Syria. The civilian was allegedly injured by artillery shelling by Turkish forces and factions loyal to them in a village in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Several sources, including the Syrian
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August 3, 2017
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Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strike in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report stated that “Mohammed
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July 8, 2015
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كفردريان, Kafr Daryan, Idlib, SyriaA US night time airstrike on a vehicle carrying alleged al-Nusra Front personnel also killed two passing civilian motorcyclists. They were later identified by the Syrian Network for Human Rights as two cousins aged 25 and 30. Both worked in the local shoe industry. In January 2016 CENTCOM confirmed that its airstrike had targeted “a
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July 31, 2024
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قرية بينه, Binah village, Shirawa countryside, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilian men, an elderly father and his 40-year-old son, were seriously injured in an artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military forces in the village of Binah, in the Shirawa countryside, in Afrin, Syria, just before noon on the 31st of July, 2024. Hawar News reported that two civilians were injured due to
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February 6, 2019
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الشحيل, Al Shahil - possibly Al-Khayasah neighborhood, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the house of Majid al-Salama in Al Shahil on the night of February 6th-7th. Baladi News blamed “US helicopters from the International Alliance, backed by high-flying jet fighters” for the airstrike. Other sources claim he was killed by gunfire. Three civilians were later admitted to have
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August 19, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaReports claimed that three civilians (a woman and one or two children) and 8 Daesh fighters were killed following two raids by the Coalition in an area surrounding a sugar factory or grain mill near the city. Local activist Abu Ibrahim Al Raqawi said of the attack on the mill: “Although it is not a
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November 5, 2023
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الزوايدة, Al-Zawaida, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza StripAround midnight on November 5, 2023, at least 23 people, including at least nine children and six women, were killed and others were wounded, including an infant, in an alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Mishmish family home located in Al-Zawaida in the Deir al-Balah region of the Gaza Strip. 62-year-old grandmother Suad Khamis Khalil Mishmish
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September 25, 2024
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قنطرة, Al Qantara, Southern Lebanon, LebanonOn September 25, 2024, Kamel Karaki, a cameraman for Al-Manar TV who had worked for the channel for over 25 years, was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the town of Al Wantara in Southern Lebanon. The alleged airstrike reportedly hit Kamel’s home and caused widespread destruction in the area. Multiple sources confirmed Kamel’s death.
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February 12, 2018
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البيضاء, Al Bayda, YemenA US strike took place in Bayda governorate against an unspecified target on February 12th 2018, a US Central Command spokesperson later told the Long War Journal. One source at the time of the attack, Yemen Monitor, claimed: “American drones launched more than once raids targeting sites of the Popular Resistance in Al Bayda Governorate,
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November 5, 2015
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqHeavy Coalition airstrikes on Mosul resulted in a number of civilian casualties, according to reports. Face Iraq said medical sources in the city reported no fatalities. However three civilians were said to have been injured after an airstrike hit a Daesh prison in the western Badush area of the city. And one student was said
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October 25, 2023
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منزل لعائلة اللبان في شارع النصر بغزة, Al-Labban family house, Al-Nasr Street, Gaza, Gaza, the Gaza StripOn the 25th October, 2023, a number of civilians were reportedly killed and others injured by an alleged Israeli aircraft bombing of Al-Nasr Street, Gaza. The residential building hit was the home of the Al-Labban family. Sources cited several deaths and injuries among the victims of the strike, but the exact number is not yet
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August 14, 2017
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al-Badu , Raqqa, SyriaAccording to several local sources and field research by Amnesty International, a mother and her three children were killed in al-Badu, Raqqa, as an alleged Coalition airstrike hit their building. Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality found that “a double air strike killed nine civilians from two families
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December 16, 2015
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عيساوي, `Isawi, Raqqa, SyriaOne person named as Ahmad Al A’bd was reported killed and his cousin Wa’el Al A’bd injured after unexploded ordnance detonated – allegedly the result of a Coalition airstrike on the village in June. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this
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January 22, 2025
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مفترق التوام, Al Tawam Junction, North Gaza, the Gaza StripOne person was reportedly killed and two others wounded after an alleged Israeli “explosive device” denoted near the Al-Tawam Junction in Northern Gaza on 22 January, 2025, days after a ceasefire was announced on January 19th 2025. No further information on the deceased or injured has been made available. Due to the cyclical nature of
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November 16, 2018
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الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn alleged Coalition night time airstrike killed “a number of civilians” and injured others, according to local media. Several sources including the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported the deaths of two civilian brothers. According to sources including Zaman Al Wasl, Al Soussa News, Al Shaafa News and the Syrian Unified Observatory, the injured
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January 27, 2016
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الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, SyriaFour civilian men – three from the same family – were named as killed by ‘Coalition air force shelling’ near Shadadi, after earlier reports of aircraft from the western alliance circling over the town. The death toll was later raised to 10 by some sources. According to Qasioun the deaths occured after Coalition aircraft struck
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November 19, 2024
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أثناء تعبئة المياه أمام بوابة مدرسة بيت لاهيا, filling water in front of the gate of Beit Lahia School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza StripAt least one person was killed and an unknown number were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike on a water filling station in front of the Beit Lahia School in Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza, on November 19, 2024. Several news outlets, including Al Arabiya Palestine and Al Jazeera Palestine confirmed the death
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November 23, 2018
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الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 10 and 19 civilians were reported killed as a result of an alleged Coalition airstrike at al Sha’afa. According to a tweet from @addouniatv, 10 civilians died resulting from the attack. @DeirEzzor24 and Free Deir Ezzor Radio reported that as many as 18 civilians died. Most other sources put the death toll at 11 civilians,
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March 12, 2016
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Al Mashlab, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to Al A’amaq Media – linked to Daesh – “A child and his father were killed in a raid by an unmanned American plane on the outskirts of Raqqa city.” No other sources in the city reported civilian casualties. However Raqqa is Being Slaughtered did note that “An unmanned plane targets a Daesh pickup
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November 28, 2024
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دارة عزة, main market, Sheikh Mohammad mosque and residential houses in Daret Izza, Aleppo, SyriaShortly before 8:56 AM on Thursday, 28 November 2024, four civilian men were killed and 21 civilians, among them children, were injured as a result of the series of airstrikes with the reported use of cluster and vacuum munitions allegedly launched by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on the main market, a mosque
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October 16, 2020
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المجيد أو المجبل, Al Majid or Al Majbal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA possible civilian male was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition airdrop operation in the village of Al Majbal or Al Majid, Deir Ezzor governorate, on October 16th, 2020. While some local sources reported that the man was a civilian, others wrote the man was suspected of being affiliated with ISIS or a previous member
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April 10, 2016
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تل حسين, Tall Hussein, Aleppo, SyriaMultiple sources named five civilian victims of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Tal Hussain. Almost all sources blamed the Coalition for the civilian deaths, although Halab News and the Syrian Human Rights Committee said Russia was responsible. The village was the scene of a major battle for control between rebels and Daesh fighters.
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November 16, 2024
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مدرسة أبو عاصي، مخيم الشاطئ, Abu Asi school, Al Shati camp, Gaza, the Gaza StripOn Saturday, November 16, 2024, at least 10 people were reportedly killed and 20 injured, including women and children, following suspected Israeli airstrikes on Abu Asi School in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp, located near the beach, west of Gaza City. Multiple reports similar to Belafkih Chennaoui’s post describe “severed heads and charred bodies” at the
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March 1, 2020
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باتنتة, Batneta, Idlib, SyriaTwo to four civilians, including one child, were killed and five others, including two women, were injured as a result of an alleged Russian or Syrian Regime airstrike on agricultural lands in the vicinity of Batenta village near Idlib on the morning of March 1st 2020 according to local sources. Almost all of the sources
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May 23, 2016
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ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaShaam News reported that an ‘entire family‘ was injured in an alleged Coalition evening airstrike on Al Mayadeen. No additional details are presently known. Responding to a request for clarification about possible involvement given declared UK strikes in Deir Ezzor that day, the MoD told Airwars that “after extensive research, we can confirm that there
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August 16, 2019
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حيش, Hiysh, Idlib, SyriaAt least one woman was killed and a woman and “others” were reported injured in airstrikes on Hiysh, Idlib, on August 16th. Syrian Network for Human Rights names Mrs. Eman Shahhoud al Azraq, from Khan Sheikhoun city, as the victim killed in airstrikes by the Syrian regime on Hiysh. Smart News reported, “Russian warplanes shelling
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October 26, 2020
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منطقة الدويله في كفرتخاريم في ريف ادلب, Al Dwailah in Kafar Takhareem in Idib, Idlib, SyriaBetween two and 23 civilians were reported injured and at least one person alleged to be a civilian, a journalist, was killed during alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Dwailah area near Salqin, west of the city of Kafr Takharim, in the northwestern countryside of Idlib on October 26, 2020. Multiple sources stated that the
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June 21, 2016
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الجعابات, Al Ja'abat, Aleppo, SyriaOne male civilian was killed and a number of others wounded, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of al Jaabat, according to multiple sources. Both Halab News and SHRC Daily reported that he was hit by shrapnel during an air raid. However the Coalition has publicly reported no strikes in the vicinity. In the
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February 8, 2019
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وادي العذيب أو وادي العزيب, Wadi Al Azeeb, Hama, SyriaUp to nine civilians were killed and others were wounded in an explosion in Wadi Al Azeeb. Sources on the ground reported that “cluster bombs” exploded believed to be remnants of previous shelling conducted by the Russian- or regime forces. Other sources reported that the explosion was caused by a landmine. According to one local