Civilian Casualties

(1–3 children2–3 women)

6–18

الجيف, Al Jayf, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

code: USYEMTr081-C
incident_date: 2017-04-30
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Contested

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Vehicle

0 – 2

(0–2 men)

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

1–5

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians, including two women and a child, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes, local media reported. Bombs hit tents of displaced people on the outskirts of the town under Islamic State control, according to Smart News Agency. An additional four civilians were wounded, some critically.

Summary

(1 child2 women)

Russian Military

المدارة, Al Madara, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants near Al Madara village, in the Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, late on April 30th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Multiple social-media sources, including @WeenAlEnfigar and @BaFana3, reported that US drones were seen flying in the area at the time, and

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

السخنة, Al-Sokhna , Homs, Syria

LOCATION

A shepherd died and several other civilians were wounded in the an alleged Russian bombardment on Al-Sokhna in eastern Homs, Step News reported. It was among several airstrikes that hit the surrounded area.

Summary

Russian Military

النعيمة, Al Naima, Daraa, Syria

LOCATION

A mother and a child were killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on the town of Al-Naima on April 30, 2017, according to local media. A number of raids were launched on the town over several days, local sources reported. A father, Rabi al-Aboud was left holding his dead child Mohamad Rabi (Rami)

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 child1 woman)

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named, 1 familiy identified

درنة‎, Derna, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

According to several local sources, an LNA plane targeted the Al-Fatayih area, causing damage to a building but not leading to any human losses or injuries, according to Libya Akhbar: “Sources added that the shelling caused damage to a house in the area without causing casualties. For its part, said the official page of “Operation

Summary

Libyan National Army

مشيرفة, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Seven families – an estimated 20 to 40 people – reportedly died in a Coalition or ISF airstrike on a house on the outskirts of Msherfa in West Mosul. Amnesty International shared the following field report with Airwars, citing a local eyewitness: “I witnessed another airstrike (presumed) on 29 April in Msherfa. It was a

Summary

20 – 40

(2 children2 women)

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Al Qaryah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

A family was reportedly killed in continued air raids, alleged to be carried out by the Coalition, on the city of Tabaqa. Mohab Nasser named the victims. The victims were also named by Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently who blamed the Coalition. The source said that the raid was “on a residential home behind al

Summary

(1 child)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local residents reported on Facebook that four civilians were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Rifae neighborhood in West Mosul. Bab Al Toob (local Facebook group) said that the two brothers Rami Adel Said and Ahmed Adel Said were among the victims in Rifae. Iraqyoon Agency and Ninawa Media Center put the total death toll

Summary

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seven civilians including a family of five died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Wahab neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa, according to local sources – though there is currently some uncertainty about the date of the event. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, “the family of Ali al Mabrouk made up of five

Summary

(5 women)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

العالية, Al A'lia, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported the death of four civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Al A’lia. It also said that a shop selling animal feed was burned down. Lebanonnownews also put the death toll at four and blamed the Coalition.

Summary

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between one and three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mansoura, according to local media. The Smart News Agency reported the death of one civilian and the injury of four more in an alleged Coalition airstrike. Shamfm put the death toll at three including two children, also blaming the Coalition. According to Rihab,

Summary

1 – 3

تمورة ,شرق الغرير, Tamoura, east of Ghurair, Shabwa, Yemen

LOCATION

In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, US Central Command confirmed that a strike had targeted three “AQAP terrorists” in Shabwa on April 29th. This confirmed earlier reports that a US drone strike had killed at least two alleged AQAP militants travelling in a Vitara car in the Tamoura area, in the Al

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Known belligerent

US Forces

Known target

Belligerents reported killed

1–4

كفرزيتا , Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Up to nine civilians including eight members of the civil defense died in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes in an “unprecedented bombing campaign” on Kafr Zita, according to local media. Eight of the victims were killed in a strike on a civil defense shelter, including Hassan Hammoud Arfat, a paramedic and Ahmad Nayef al

Summary

7 – 9

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

7 named

LOCATION

زكاة, Zakat, Hama, Syria

Two to three civilians were injured by alleged Russian aircraft bombing in Zakat, local media reported. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. @HamahNow reported that “one woman and two children” were wounded. Shbaballatamneh3 added that the bombing by Russian warplanes included the use of missiles. According to Arab48, “Russian warplanes launched a series of

Summary

2–3

Russian Military

near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near Raqqah, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “92. April 28, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in

Summary

near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on December 28th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “80. April 28, 2017 near Mosul, Iraq via social media report. The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.” No additional

Summary

الصحة, Mosul, Saha, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Local press sources and an Iraqi activist said that fifteen civilians died and five were injured after airstrikes hit a house in Saha (Health) neighborhood in West Mosul. Mohammed Fadel al-Hayali, a civilian activist, told TRT Arabic TV: “An airstrike targeted a house in Saha neighbourhood at the western district of Mosul yesterday evening, killing

Summary

15 – 17

(2 children6 women1 man)

4–5

US-led Coalition, Unknown

1 named

شارع فلسطين, Tabaqah, Palestine Street, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Eighteen civilians including 11 children and three women, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Filastin Palestine Street, Al Tabaqa. There is, however, uncertainty about the date ofthe incident: Mohab Nasser puts it at April 28th and eyewitnesses told Human Rights Watch that the attack happened in late April. The Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

(11 children3 women)

18 named, 2 families identified

الدجة, Mosul, Dajah, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

Two local sources reported on Facebook that twelve civilians – five children and seven women – died when airstrikes hit the Al-Waleed school in Dajah neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Reportedly, several houses in front of the school were destroyed, and residents reported that “people are still pulling the bodies from the rubble.”

Summary

(5 children7 women)

دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and seven civilians died including two children and one woman in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Dibsi Faraj and Al Bu’A’ass. The Step News Agency and Damascustodaysy put the death toll at three. However, according to the Smart News Agency, seven non-combatants died, including two children and one woman –

Summary

3 – 7

(2 children1 woman)

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Journalist Mohab Nasser reported the death of three children in a Coalition airstrike on Mansoura. Euphrates Post, also blaming the Coalition, said that three civilians died in the strike of which two were children.

Summary

(2–3 children)

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq

LOCATION

Several sources reported that seven civilians died and thirteen were wounded as a result of an airstrike – with sources so far not identifying who carried out the strike. Yaqein noted, however, “that the areas in the West of Anbar province have been exposed for days to military operations fought by the Joint Forces and

Summary

US-led Coalition, Iraq Government Forces

رقة السمرة, Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported that “warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition shelled the villages of Hamra Buwittiya and Al-Raqqa Al-Samra both near the town of Karama, 20 kilometers east of the city of Raqqa, killing four civilians in the first and one in the second, and wounding nine others in both.” Al Araby also

Summary

1–9

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

According to the Smart News Agency, a “likely” Coalition airstrike on the municipal stadium in Raqqa killed two members of ISIL who were in a car which was destroyed, and wounded five civilians who were in buildings overlooking the stadium. No further details are currently available.

Summary

الفرقة, District 17, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported that “warplanes, believed to belong to the Coalition, targeted a water transport vehicle belonging to the organization [IS], while it was heading to the ’17th Division’, which it controls, killing its driver, who works in the organization’s service brigades and his seven-year-old son”. No further details are currently available.

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child0–1 men)

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Ar Raqqah, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart News Agency reported that “earlier today, a number of civilians were killed and wounded by the SDF and an aerial bombardment, likely to be by the Coalition on the town of Al Tabaqa (55 km west of Al-Raqqa), which they are trying to gain control over.” Giving context, Qasioun reported that “Coaltion aircraft

Summary

1 – 2

(1 man)

1–2