Geolocation
Airwars assessment
A family of five including three children was killed in a US airstrike on the Albothiab Island area of Ramadi.
The deceased, the Kazem family, were later named by Al Fallujah News.
CENTCOM confirmed the casualty event on April 22nd 2016, noting: “On Dec. 12, 2015, in Ramadi, Iraq, during a strike on ISIL personnel at a suspected ISIL checkpoint, it is assessed that five civilians were killed after they unexpectedly moved into the target location after weapons were already in flight.“
It was also reported that the day before the incident, Iraqi government aircraft had targeted civilian taxis in the same area, killing two.
In July 2019 the Coalition provided Airwars with coordinates for this incident, accurate to within a 100 metre box.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (5)
Geolocation notes
Prior to the Coalition releasing the MGRS for this incident, Airwars had geolocated it to the nearest city at 33.437441, 43.286666
Summary
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Media
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Family of five killed in a reported Coalition strike December 10 (via Ramadi News)
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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On Dec. 12, 2015, in Ramadi, Iraq, during a strike on ISIL personnel at a suspected ISIL checkpoint, it is assessed that five civilians were killed after they unexpectedly moved into the target location after weapons were already in flight.
Original strike reports
Near Ramadi, six strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL command and control nodes, an ISIL assembly area, two ISIL fighting positions, and denied ISIL access to terrain.