Incident Code
CI173
Incident Date
7 January 2016
Location
يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq
Geolocation
33.642631,
42.8278537
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
33.642631,
42.8278537
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I146)
Local media service Hit News claimed that Coalition airstrikes had struck a residential building in Hit. No further details are presently available.
In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Hit (يت), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.642631, 42.8278537. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
MGRS coordinate
38SKC985246
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For January 6th-7th 2016, the Coalition reported that “Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL VBIED factory.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2020-02-02
Original Source ↗
Jan. 7, 2016, in Hit, Iraq, via Airwars report. After a review of all available records it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties. 2890/CI173 38SKC985246