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July 5, 2017
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Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’ joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, 11 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes 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 by Amnesty/Airwars stated that
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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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April 24, 2017
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سبها, Sabha, LibyaAccording to several local and international sources, LNA planes bombed a prison run by the Toubou tribe near Sabha, killing up to seven prisoners and wounding as many as nine more. There was disagreement between sources over how many of the victims were prison guards or civilians. Al Jazeera put the death count at “four
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September 8, 2016
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تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, IraqBetween two and seven civilians including women and children died – and five were injured – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Tel Al Shaeer and Aski Mosul areas in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, according to local sources. Yaqein reported that the Coalition carried out a strike that “targeted the villages of Tel
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November 26, 2016
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القاطرجي, Al Qaterji, Aleppo, SyriaBetween one and seven civilians were killed and more than 10 civilians were injured in airstrikes against the Al Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. At the time of reporting of five casualties, civil defense workers were still searching among the rubble for additional bodies or survivors. According to Smart News,
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April 28, 2017
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دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaBetween 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 –
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May 28, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaSix named civilians from the Ashram family – displaced from Deir ez-Zor – died in a casualty event in Raqqa, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether they were killed by Coalition airstrikes or shelling by the US or SDF. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Euphrates Post were
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July 7, 2017
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عنة الجديدة والريحانة, New Anah and Al Rayhana, Al Anbar, IraqSeven civilians were reportedly killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on New Anah in western Anbar Province, two local sources reported. Noor al Mustafa Hayder Dawoud, one of the sources, also reported that the house of Ossman Azzawi, the al Sayed household, Hajji Sayf’s household, Sheikh Nayef’s household, Al Maher Radi’s
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April 29, 2016
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حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and seven civilians including two children died in raids on Bustan al Qasr, according to local sources. All sources but one blamed the regime – though Shaam News Network mentioned Russian and regime warplanes. In a video issued by Shaam News Network a White Helmet member says that “there were four barrels thrown
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June 11, 2019
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كفرعين, Kfarein, Idlib, SyriaSeven civilians including a woman were reported killed in airstrikes on Kfarein, Idlib, on June 11th. While the Local Coordination Committee for Syria reported “five martyrs and four wounded, including women and children” in the attack, Syria Civil Defense and Syria.liveuamap cited seven fatalities. Also reporting “at least five” fatalities, as “missiles were fired on
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February 15, 2015
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درنة: شيحة, Shiha, Darnah, LibyaVarious sources reported that Egyptian airstrikes hit two locations in East Derna. One strike hit the Bab Shiha neighbourhood, another one the former headquarters of the Jabal al-Akhdar Industrial Company. Local and international sources reported that seven civilians were killed, including three or four children and a woman – plus up to 50 members of
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March 5, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Souq al-Sha’areen neighborhood, Nineveh, IraqA UN report on the protection of civilians in context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “In the morning of 5 March, an airstrike targeted an ISIL post in the ISIL—controlled residential area of the Souq al-Sha’areen neighbourhood, in central Mosul. Sources reported that a civilian home was hit, killing seven civilians,
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November 30, 2017
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صرار الجشم, Sirar Jusham, Al Bayda, YemenUp to eight civilians and three militants, variously alleged to be ISIS or AQAP, were reportedly killed by a series of US drone strikes in or near to Sirar Jusham, Qayfa area of Al Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of November 30th 2017. A Yemeni government source told Anatolia Agency that three of four overall
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July 4, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe day of July 4th saw multiple allegations of civilian casualties reported in Raqqa. In one of them, an internally displaced family of seven living under a bridge was said to have been crushed to death following a Coalition airstrike. Buzzfeed cited a surviving close relative in Turkey, who declined to be named publicly but
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October 19, 2015
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تل كيف, Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, IraqThe United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq reported that seven people died when a minbus was struck in an airstrike near Mosul. According to UNAMI, “At 10h30 a.m. on 20 October, seven civilians were killed – including three women and two children – and one was seriously wounded when the minibus in which they were
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April 5, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn the third reported civilian casualty event of the day, seven civilians from the same family including children and women were reported killed after Coalition jets allegedly targeted an ISIL-occupied house but missed, instead striking the next door house. The attack reportedly took place in the Engineers neighbourhood of west Mosul, and the Daesh militants
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November 18, 2017
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هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA single source reported that seven civilians, including two children, were killed in an airstrike undertaken by an “unknown” belligerent in Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, on November 18th. Smart News reported that “seven civilians, including two children, were killed and 20 others were wounded in an “unknown” aerial bombardment of a camp for displaced people in
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November 18, 2016
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بلدة عرادة, Arada Town, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaAs many as seven civilians from one family were killed and more than 13 others injured in an airstrike on the village of Arada in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources remain unclear as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The source Aksalsear News, reported that the family died as a
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March 14, 2017
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الرسالة, Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents and press sources said that a family of seven was killed after an airstrike hit their house in Dur-al Resala neighbourhood, West Mosul. Hani Abu Obeida was named by @n_iraq67 as one of the victims. It was reported that his son Musab was the only survivor. The rest of the family reportedly died.
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March 19, 2017
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaRaids carried out by warplanes led to the deaths of four civilians including a woman and two children and wounded a further 12 people, sources said. It is unclear who was responsible for these attacks, with some reports blaming the Russians and others accusing the regime. Syrian Mirror reported: “Russian warplanes targeted the eastern neighborhood
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September 24, 2017
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قرية حير الصبي, Hayr al-Sabi near the town of al Dana , Idlib, SyriaThree to seven civilians were killed, including a family of seven, and six others, including women and children, were injured in airstrikes against the village of Hayr al-Sabi near the town of al Dana in northern Idlib according to local activists. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to Russia,
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June 3, 2016
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الأنصاري, Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and seven civilians died and many more were injured in an incident in the Ansari neighborhood of Aleppo. Some sources blamed Russia while others said that Syrian regime helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the area. Among sources which attributed he incident to Russia were Baladi, Syrian Press Center, Shahba Press and Shahba Revolution.
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July 2, 2016
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حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaContinuous heavy shelling by warplanes was reported to have killed seven civilians including an entire family of four in Hraytan. Other than Syrian News, who claimed there were both Russian and Syrian regime planes, all other sources have reported Russia the sole culprit. Syrian News reported that the neighbourhood Al-Haramis was shelled and Hraytan alleged
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July 22, 2016
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سوحا, Soha, Hama, SyriaSyrian Press Center claimed that five airstrikes were carried out in Soha village killing and injuring civilians. Multiple sources including Alamawi and SMO News reported that it was Russian warplanes which attacked Soha village. However, both Radio AlKul and LCCSY blamed the Assad regime for the raids. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Smart News both
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March 25, 2015
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الفلوجة, Fallujah, multiple neighbourhoods, Al Anbar, IraqLocal residents reported that seven civilians died in a coalition airstrike on Fallujah, with 22 more injured. There were claims that a number of neighbourhoods were hit, including in the west and south of the city. A resident of Fallujah of unknown status, named as Shawki Al-Abdal Saidi, put out a press statement claiming that
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May 24, 2016
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17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, IraqSeven civilians were reported killed and 23 injured in two reported alleged Coalition raids. In the first event Coalition aircraft reportedly struck a Daesh security headquarters in the July 17th neighbourhood of Mosul. Iraqi Revolution – which published an aftermath picture showing a massive plume of smoke (right) – said the area around the Almoghaith
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Incident date
November 19, 2017
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مديرا, Madyara village, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, SyriaUp to seven civilians, including four children and one woman, were killed while as many as dozens were wounded, local media reported, following Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in Madyara village, aastern Ghouta, Damascus. While the death toll spanned from five to seven, most reported six civilian fatalities. For example, The Syrian Network for Human Rights
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November 26, 2016
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كرم الذحان, Karam al Tahan, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaBetween five and seven civilians were killed and dozens of others were wounded in airstrikes against the town of Karm Al Dhaham, Aleppo. In addition to the human cost, the airstrikes reportedly caused extensive physical damage to buildings and homes. The majority of local sources, including Nabd News and @ShahbaPress, attributed the airstrikes to Russian
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January 6, 2017
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حي الزراعي, Mosul: Agricultural District, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources initially said that a family of three children and their grandmother were killed after their house was hit by a missile during Coalition raids on the Agricultural residential neighbourhood in central Mosul area, which at the time was under ISIS control. The New York Times later put the overall death toll at 16.
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January 13, 2017
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جبل الاربعين, Jabal Al-Arba'een, Idlib, SyriaA leader of the Islamic Party of Turkmenistan (jihadist group) was killed following an alleged Russian raid on a residential building he was occupying. Four of his children and three women were also reportedly killed in the raid. Additionally, in what became a double raid, 20 members of the civil defence were injured in a second raid whilst