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August 12, 2016
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منطقة المتحف وسوق الهال, Souq al Hal, Raqqa, SyriaBetween four and six civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Souq al-Hal near the town of Orme al-Kubra, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were responsible for the casualties. The Smart News Agency and All4syria for among sources blaming Russia.
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November 7, 2024
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مدرسة ذكور الشاطئ الإبتدائية (ج), Al-Shati Elementary Boys School, Al Shati refugee camp, Gaza, the Gaza StripAt least 17 civilians and at least one Hamas militant were killed after a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati Boys Elementary School (Shuhaybar School) in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp west of Gaza City on 7 November, 2024. The school was reportedly housing thousands of displaced people at the time of the strike. The Israel
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September 6, 2016
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خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, SyriaBetween seven and nine civilians, including two female children and two or three members of the civil defence died in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. While the majority of reports blamed Russia, several attributed the attack to the Syrian regime or did not identify the culprit. According to
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Incident date
October 2, 2016
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الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaAccording to local media, alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes hit and destroyed a major hospital in al-Sakhour in Aleppo, killing up to four civilians and wounding 15 more. Al Jazeera reported: “Russian and Syrian warplanes shelled the biggest hospital still working in Eastern Aleppo, destroying it and forcing it out of service, as well
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November 13, 2024
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المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza StripA declared Israeli airstrike struck tents for internally displaced persons in the al-Masawi area of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip on November 13, 2024. At least two civilians were killed: Amir Hussam Fayez Abu Taha, 14 years old; and Ahmed Raafat Ahmed al-Jamal, 21 years old. While at least one local source reported that four others
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Incident date
September 11, 2016
LOCATION
Umm Jeene, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to Qasioun, “three civilians were killed and others wounded due to Russian warplanes shelling in both Um Jeene and Al-Hootah villages in the western countryside of Aleppo.” The Step News Agency also put the death toll at three and blamed Russia.
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July 29, 2016
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بداما, Bdama, Idlib, SyriaStep News Agency, Jisrtv and Syriapost1 reported that one person died and five were wounded after a rocket was fired from a Russian warship toward Bdama, Idlib. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian warships targeted at night the town of Bdama in the countryside Western Jisr al shoughour in the Idlib countryside with a
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Incident date
May 7, 2024
LOCATION
Furuqley village near Qoryoley District , Lower Shabele, Somaliacode: USSOM430
incident_date: 2024-05-07
status: publish
civilian_harm_status:
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October 20, 2016
LOCATION
التمانعه, al Tama, Idlib, SyriaTwo children died when a cluster bomb exploded in Al Tama village, Idlib, local sources reported – though it was unclear which belligerent had dropped the bomb. According to LCCSY, two children, both aged 13, “were martyred and three other civilians wounded were reported when remnants of a cluster bomb dropped by Russian warplanes exploded
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October 8, 2014
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqAccording to an unidentified international news agency cited in Foreign Policy, there were unconfirmed reports of possible civilian casualties at Mosul after coalition aircraft heavily targeted the city – though the agency was unable to verify further given the security situation: “We were never able to confirm it.” Perhaps linked to the above, CENTCOM noted
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November 27, 2024
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سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, SyriaOn Wednesday, 27 November 2024, a 54-year-old woman named Rose Ismail al-Ali was seriously injured when an artillery shell struck an olive press in the city of Sarmin, in the Idlib Governorate, and she died due to her wounds the day after, Thursday, 28 November 2024. In the same attack, another woman was also reportedly injured.
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October 31, 2016
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Arbin, Damascus, SyriaA number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes or regime artillery shelling on Arbin, according to sources on the ground – though specific casualty figures were not given. LCCSY reported that Russia conducted “two airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Arbin city” alongside regime artillery shelling, resulting in an unspecified number
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December 9, 2014
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الفلوجة, Fallujah, Al Anbar, IraqUp to 9 civilians were reported killed and 32 injured in what NINA described as a “coalition airstrike” on people queuing for fuel in the city. On the following day Al Jazeera, Rudaw, NINA and Mobtaba all described attacks on the districts of “Al Jolan north of the city, Nizal in the centre of the
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October 25, 2023
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منزل الاعلامي سائد الحلبي في مخيم جباليا, Home of journalist Saed Al-Halabi, Al-Hoja Street in the Al-Hawja area of Jabalia Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Stripcode: ISPT0603
incident_date: 2023-10-25
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair
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February 27, 2017
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near Al Qa’im, Al Anbar, IraqIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars the Coalition assessed that it didn’t harm civilians: “72. Feb. 27, 2017, near Al Qa’im, Iraq, via social media report: After review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find that civilians were harmed in this strike.”
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February 2, 2015
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الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, SyriaIn a second alleged incident in the area for this night, it was reported that civilian oil workers died in a Coalition attack. According to Thiqa, “preliminary reports refer to the fall of the martyrs among civilians working in the oil, as well as a number of wounded civilians arrived at the field hospital located
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Incident date
August 18, 2019
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معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, SyriaOne civilian was reported killed and two members of Syrian Civil Defense injured in the second of two consecutive alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’aret al-Nu’man, Idlib, on August 18th, 2019. Shaam News reported that, following a previous airstrike, “when civil defense teams arrived at the site to evacuate the wounded, Russian warplanes repeated its raids
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June 11, 2017
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Ar Raqqah: near Omar Bin Al Khattab mosque, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians were killed in Coalition artillery strikes. The Coalition conceded a total of eight deaths and 24 injuries clustered across CS965, CS965a and CS965b. To avoid triple counting, the official OIR tally is only counted in CS965. These civilians were initially listed as being victims of an airstrike which killed eight civilians from three
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April 4, 2015
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فايده, Fadhiliya, Nineveh, IraqFive Kurdish non-combatants, all from the same family, died in a reported Coalition strike on the village of Fadhiliyah, near Mosul. A major field investigation by the Guardian later identified the dead. Three family members survived the attack though were injured. Rahim, an eyewitness and relative, told the Guardian: “We wrapped the dead in blankets
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November 29, 2024
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قرية فريكا, village of Frika, Idlib, SyriaOn Friday 29 November 2024, an airstrike reportedly hit the village of Frika in the Idlib governorate, injuring seven civilians, six of them children, all from the same family. The attack has been attributed to the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces. The first information about the incident came from @SyriaCivilDefe on X/Twitter at 22:59
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June 1, 2017
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Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, two 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 stated that “Hassan Hammadi
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Incident date
June 11, 2015
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سلوك, Slouk, Raqqa, SyriaTwo or three alleged Coalition incidents were clustered together in most news reports: the killing of a family of five at Slouk; the death of a child near Ma’adan; and up to 15 further civilian deaths in other airstrikes in the vicinity. According to SOHR, “international coalition aircraft last night carried out several strikes in
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April 8, 2025
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ذَمَار, Dhamar, YemenA farm worker was killed and three other farm workers were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a farm west of Dhamar City during the evening of April 8, 2025. Marib Press reported that the US carried out three airstrikes west of Dhamar City, which according to the Houthis hit a farm, wounding three people.
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March 24, 2019
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الرطبة, Rutba, Al Anbar, IraqA girl was reported killed and a man injured when an airstrike was carried on a house in Al-Oudan district, north of Rutba, Anbar province, Iraq. The airstrikes were believed to be carried out by American forces. The other members of the family were reportedly arrested but the reason remains unknown. In July 2019 the
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July 13, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies website named Ala’a Abou Abdallah from Deir Ba’alba, Homs as having been killed by Coalition bombing in Raqqa on July 13th. The Syrian Human Rights Committee also named Ala’a as having been killed. No additional public details could be found relating to this event. In its civilian casualty
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Incident date
August 2, 2016
LOCATION
مديرية الوضيع، أبين, Al-Wadiah District, Abyan, YemenAt least three children were killed and their parents were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a family home in the village of Al-Shemil in the district of Al-Wadiah, Yemen on August 2, 2016. Spanish news agency EFE reported that “at least three children died and their parents were wounded in an air strike on
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November 25, 2018
LOCATION
أبو الحسن, Abou Al Hasan , Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 12 and 30 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike, which one source described as a “massacre of defenseless Sunni civilians”. According to Step News, 12 civilians were killed whereas the number of dead exceeded 30 according to Official Al Shaafa Facebook page. Most victims were women and children according to sources
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September 1, 2015
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مكحول, Makhul, Salah Al Din, IraqReports alleged that a Coalition strike killed 11 civilians “including elderly people,” and injured 18 more. According to an activist Facebook page, “Coalition planes bombed the market in the village of Makhul, which was full of displaced people.” Another site attributed alleged civilian fatality estimates to the police, though said the airstrike responsible was by
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Incident date
March 18, 2025
LOCATION
شارع وادي العرايس، الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Wadi Al-Arais Street, Shujaya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza StripAt least 30 members of the Qreiqeh family were killed and others, including a young girl, were wounded by alleged Israeli airstrikes on their family homes on Wadi Al-Arayes Street in Shujaiyya neighborhood, Gaza on March 18, 2025. Tweets from @PalinfoAr initially reported “martyrs and injuries” from the bombing of homes belonging to the Qreiqeh
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February 23, 2019
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Qoryoley near Janaale, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaAn adult woman was reported killed by an alleged US attack on Qoryole, according to the Turkish news organisation TRT – an event it dated to before midnight on February 23rd 2019. Despite conducting four strikes in the near region that day. AFRICOM later insisted that “no U.S. military strike took place at the alleged