Incident Code
CI777
Incident Date
21 June 2017
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.34075,
43.126911
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.34075,
43.126911
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I585)
Four named brothers and other family members were killed in an attack in Old Mosul.
News of Iraq named four brothers – Othman, Bakr, Omar and Ali – who it said were killed along with “their entire family” by government shelling.
See also incident CI778.
Victims
Family members (4)
Othman
Adult
male
Brother
killed
Bakr
Adult
male
Brother
killed
Omar
Adult
male
Brother
killed
Ali
Adult
male
Brother
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
6
4 Men
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
Insufficient information on the time and location
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul, Iraq
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For June 20th-21st: “Near Mosul, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed 24 fighting positions, three vehicles, two rocket-propelled grenade systems, two medium machine guns, a recoilless rifle, a supply cache, and a heavy machine gun; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-03-28
Original Source ↗
The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.
Iraq Government Forces Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Iraq Government Forces
Iraq Government Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed