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June 20, 2017
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خشام, Khasham, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 16 civilians, including several women and children, were killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Khasham village in Deir Ezzor governorate. However, it was not clear who was responsible with allegations lodged against the Coalition, the Russian air force and the Syrian government. In total, five sources alleged that the Coalition was
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October 24, 2018
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مسجد الزوية, Hajin: Al Zawiya mosque, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA Coalition airstrike hit the Al-Zawiya Mosque in Hajin – the fourth reported airstrike on a mosque carried out by the Coalition in the governorate of Deir Ezzor in less than a week. Local sources claimed that at least 7 and up to 16 civilians died in this attack. Free Deir Ezzor said that there
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July 17, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaFifteen or more civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition night time strike on the Al Hazwana neighbourhood of Manbij, according to multiple reports. Manbij Mother of all the World said the ‘terrible massacre’ took place near the al Karama school. The Syrian Observatory issued an urgent call to the Coalition and its allies: “We
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February 19, 2018
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هجين, Hajin / Bahra, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 12 and 16 civilians, including 5 children and 6 women were allegedly killed and “dozens” wounded in a Coalition airstrike on the city of Hajin on February 19th. However some sources, like Deir Ezzor24, stated that the airstrike in fact took place in Al Bahra, a town near Hajin. According to the Syrian Network
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September 10, 2016
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Kafr Zita or Latamenah (Hama) or Idlib, Hama, SyriaUp to 16 civilians – with four or five from one family – died in shelling on Latamenah, according to local media. However, there were allegations against both Russia and the Syrian regime. It was reported that Kafr Zita was under regime artillery shelling – with possible regime strikes also reported in Latamnah. According to
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March 6, 2018
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الشفعة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour families of Tajik nationality were reportedly killed as a result of airstrikes on the town of Al Sha’afa, according to local sources. All reports stated that the non combatant victims were related to members of so-called Islamic State. Although the sources implied that women and children were harmed by the bombardments, no names, photos
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September 27, 2015
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqLocal and medical sources said that 13 civilians were killed and up to six more injured after Coaliton planes struck their homes in the centre of Mosul, while three more civilians died after a shop was reportedly struck by the Coalition in the west of the city. This report references the event in central Mosul.
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March 28, 2017
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17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that four family houses were destroyed on top of their residents when airstrikes targeted an ‘ISIL headquarters’ in Hawi Al Kaneesa (Church) at west of Mosul. Ninawa said that the houses fell on the heads of the four families living there. Nawar Nathim Ali said on Facebook there was news about civilian
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September 11, 2017
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مخيم الحوادي, al-Hawadi Camp, Deir Ezzor, SyriaRussian warplanes allegedly bombed the al-Hawadi camp for displaced persons in the town of Zaghir Shamiya in Deir Ezzor, killing between eight and 16 civilians on September 11th 2017. Women and children were among the slain. The initial bombs struck the tent of the Jassem al-Ahdi family, killing all members of the family, including four
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July 18, 2016
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التوخار كبير, Tokhar Kabir, Aleppo, SyriaUp to sixteen civilians including two or more children were reported killed in an alleged noon Coalition airstrike on Al Tokhar, a village near Manbij in northern Aleppo governorate. In its own report on the event the Syrian Network noted: “Fixed-wing international coalition forces warplanes fired a missile that targeted a residential house that is
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December 29, 2016
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مستشفى ابن الاثير, Mosul, Ibn Al Athir Hospital, Nineveh, IraqAccording to several sources, at least 16 civilians killed following the alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the children’s hospital in Mosul. CENTCOM confirmed the incident the same day and announced an investigation. A number of ISIL fighters were reported killed along with between five and 16 civilians when the Coalition targeted a vehicle at Ibn al-Athir
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November 6, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Sehab, Nineveh, IraqAn Iraqi security source who spoke with Airwars reported the deaths of 16 civilians spread among several families. The source said they were all in a house in a neighbourhood of eastern Mosul when it was hit by an airstrike at 7 PM on November 6th. No additional details are presently known.
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August 20, 2016
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أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 10 and 16 civilians including women and children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Orme Al-Kubra, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. The majority of reports, however, pointed to Russia. The lowest death count was given as
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October 22, 2016
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عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, SyriaAt least one member of the civil defence died and up to five more were wounded in an airstrike on Anadan, according to local media. One source – LCCSY – reported that there had been “16 martyrs in Aleppo following Russian raids on the town of Anadan and in clashes with what is referred to
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March 24, 2017
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ادلب, Idlib, SyriaAs many as 16 civilians, most of them women and one child, were killed and up to 24 were left wounded, when alleged Assad or Russian airstrikes struck a women’s prison in Idlib, local media reported. The attack against the prison, run by the Executive Force of the Syrian Opposition, resulted in at least seven
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February 11, 2019
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الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn the final stages of the fight against ISIS in its last territorial stronghold in Al-Baghouz, alleged Coalition shelling killed at least 16 civilians in the evening of February 11th on the outskirts of the town, according to local sources. Monitors reported that among the victims were seven children, eight women and one elderly man,
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March 6, 2017
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النبي شيث, Mosul, Nabi Sheet, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported that 16 civilians were killed and dozens of others injured in violent clashes and airstrikes on Nabi Sheet neighbourhood. Mosul Ateka posted a photo (see below) of the aftermath, stating “This is the area of Nabi Sheet, the centre of Mosul city, and the main market for handicraft and construction…” A UN
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February 16, 2019
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaA continuation of artillery shelling on the residential neighbourhood of Khan Sheikhoun meant that between two and 16 civilians were killed, and six or more were wounded, following another “massacre” on the 15th of February. Sources were conflicted as too who was to blame. Most attributed blame the Syrian regime, however, some also blamed Russia.
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March 5, 2015
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برطلّة, Bartalah, Nineveh, IraqAccording to NINA, a source in the forensic medicine department of the local hospital reported that numerous civilians died “in bombing by the international coalition aircraft [which] targeted a stronghold of the Islamic State in Bartalah north of Mosul.” Among 16 alleged civilian victims were five children and two women, whose bodies were said to
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October 4, 2016
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قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, LibyaTwo sources reported that ten civilians were killed as the result of seven LNA airstrikes on Ganfouda. According to Arabi21, two families were killed, (including three children, their mother and father in one of the families) as well as foreign workers. Al Jazeera reported that “10 civilians were killed and 32 others, including Arabs and
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April 26, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, al Zouikat, Raqqa, SyriaSixteen named civilians including eight children and five died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Al A’jrawi roundabout in Tabaqa, according to local media. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “ Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS defensive position on the balcony of a house,
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February 27, 2016
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عين العروس, `Ayn al `Arus, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to reports up to 16 civilians including 10 members of a family died in Ain al A’rouss “following Coalition raids.” One adult male civilian victim – the head of the family – was named by VDC as Faeour al Abo. According to Shaam News, Daesh targets had been struck in the town: “International coalition
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June 16, 2016
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الفلوجة, Fallujah, Al Anbar, IraqIt was reported that airstrikes and artillery shelling of neighbourhoods in Fallujah killed at least 10 civilians and injured 15 more. However, it was not clear from the reports who was responsible, as they referred to aggressive shelling government and international. One report said that the emergency Fallujah General Hospital received thirteen wounded including five
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March 16, 2018
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عفرين, Afrin hospital, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaBetween nine and 16 civilians died in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Afrin hospital, according to local media. Pesmerge chali put the death toll and nine, while Rumaf and other sources said that 16 civilians died – reportedly “mostly children and women”. According to the source Aldar xelil: Avrin Hospital was the only medical facility in
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May 13, 2011
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مرسى البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, LibyaBetween 11 and 16 civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Brega. Both the BBC and the Washington Post said that eleven clerics were killed in the attack, while Reuters noted that “Nine imams were among 11 people killed in a strike on a guest house in the eastern city of Brega on Friday,
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July 31, 2016
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Jeb al Qebr, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to LCCSY, “Russian warplanes, along with Assad’s warplanes and helicopters, committed a massacre that claimed the lives of 16 people when they targeted the Medical Center the Job_Qebba neighborhood and houses in the Ansari and Sukkari neighborhoods with dozens airstrikes and barrel bombs”. There are no other details at this time.
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September 27, 2015
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الموصل, West Mosul, Nineveh, IraqLocal and medical sources said that 13 civilians were killed and up to six more injured after Coalition planes struck their homes in the centre of Mosul, while three more civilians died after a shop was reportedly struck by the Coalition in the west of the city. This report relates to the west Mosul allegation.
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August 16, 2019
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حاس, Qaryal al Rahma near Hass, Idlib, SyriaUp to 20 civilians, including children and a pregnant woman, were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qaryat al Rahma which contains an IDPs residence near Hass, Idlib, on August 16th. Local sources named 19 of those killed in the incident including at least three children. The New York Times later published transcripts of
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December 6, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria15 civilians including eight children and five women were reportedly killed and 25 injured when Russian warplanes allegedly bombed the city of Raqqa, according to multiple sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered said non-combatants were killed in the agricultural fields west of the city in Al Kahtaniya farm and at the crossroads of Hitteen farm.
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January 28, 2016
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كفر تخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria15 civilians including two to three women and one to three children were killed and 20 others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Takharim, according to two local sources. Activists told the Shaam News Network that more than 15 were killed and 20 wounded when Russian warplanes targeted a nearby mosque. They added that residential neighbourhoods were targeted