Incident Code
CI322
Incident Date
5 November 2016
Location
حي الزهراء, Mosul, al-Zahra, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.3834943,
43.2109451
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.3834943,
43.2109451
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I277)
Nine civilians were killed in alleged coalition strikes in eastern Mosul, according to local reports.
Orient News cited an Iraqi security source and reported the killing of nine civilians in an air strike that hit two houses in the east of Mosul, and wrote that it was likely carried out by the Coalition.
Al Manar and News of Iraq also cited the same casualty figures, though Al Manar seemed to use the same source as Orient News. Nineveh MC did not assign blame and only referred to indiscriminate bombing.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Not yet assessed
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For November 4th-5th, the Coalition reported “Near Mosul, nine strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units and four staging areas; destroyed five vehicles, three weapons caches, three mortar systems, a storage facility, a VBIED, and an ISIL-held building; and damaged an ISIL supply route, a bridge, and a tunnel.”