Incident Code
CI605
Incident Date
4 April 2017
Location
الاقتصاديين, Mosul, Iqtishadeen, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.36455,
43.09027
Accuracy: Within 1m (via Coalition)
Geolocation
36.36455,
43.09027
Accuracy: Within 1m (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I476a)
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in an event near Mosul.
Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS mortar team egressing their firing position, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed by a secondary explosion caused when the target vehicle was hit.”
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location for this incident, accurate to within a one metre box. The location given placed the event at Iqtishadeen.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed
Civilians reported killed
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
Killed by secondary explosion(s)
Civilian deaths conceded
1
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul, Iraq
Location accuracy
1 m
MGRS coordinate
38SLF2866726077
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For April 3rd-4th the Coalition publicly reported: “Near Mosul, six strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and an ISIS machine gun team; destroyed five fighting positions, two VBIED factories, a weapons facility, and an anti-air artillery system; damaged three supply routes and three fighting positions; and suppressed four ISIS mortar teams, two ISIS tactical units, and an ISIS artillery team.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-06-02
Original Source ↗
April 4, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS mortar team egressing their firing position, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed by a secondary explosion caused when the target vehicle was hit.