Incident Code
CI282
Incident Date
23 August 2016
Location
القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
35.80344,
43.28787
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)
Geolocation
35.80344,
43.28787
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I239a)
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an airstrike on the northern outskirts of al Qayyarah.
Their July 2018 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on Daesh improvised weapons assembly area, one civilian was unintentionally injured.”
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100-metre box.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Known belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Credible / Substantiated
Given reason for civilian harm
No reason given
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
1
Stated location
near Qayyarah, Iraq
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
38SLE453635
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For August 22nd-23rd it was reported: “Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL training camp, destroyed two rocket rails, a fighting position, two mortar positions, a tunnel entrance, two assembly areas, an anti-air artillery system, six repeater tower generators, a communications tower, suppressed a rocket firing position, two mortar firing positions and denied access to terrain.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-07-26
Original Source ↗
August 23, 2016, near Qayyarah, Iraq, via media report. During a strike on Daesh improvised
weapons assembly area, one civilian was unintentionally injured.