Incident Code
CI634
Incident Date
12 April 2017
Location
عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Geolocation
34.372699,
41.986442
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
34.372699,
41.986442
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I496b)
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later denied a social media claim that it had caused civilian casualties at Anah.
According to its June report “April 12, 2017, near Annah, Iraq, via social media: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Anah (عنه), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.372699, 41.986442. 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
Stated location
near Anah, Iraq
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For April 11th-12th the Coalition publicly reported no strikes in Anbar province
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-06-02
Original Source ↗
No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.