Geolocation
Airwars assessment
According to multiple sources, member of Iraq’s parliament reported killed along with 3 of his family members followed an alleged Coalition strike.
Abdul Rahman Ellewizi MP reported that his cousin was killed in a Coalition raid, also his wife, son and his daughter-in-law dead
Hawas Al Gader also reported the deaths of Mr al-Nayef and his wife but did not say who was responsible.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (4)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Etweim/Tuwaim/Atwim (التويم). The coordinates for Etweim/Tuwaim/Atwim (التويم) are: 36.363522, 42.692356.
Summary
Sources (3) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]
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A picture of Abbas al-Fadil al-Nayef, killed following an alleged Coalition strike on Etwiem (Via Abu Riyad)
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Another picture of the victim Abbas al-Fadil al-Nayef, killed following an alleged Coalition strike on Etwiem (Via Hasin al-Lowazi)
Attached to this civilian harm incident is a provisional reconciliation of the Pentagon's declassified assessment of this civilian harm allegation, based on matching date and locational information.
The declassified documents were obtained by Azmat Khan and the New York Times through Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits filed since March 2017, and are included alongside the corresponding press release published by the Pentagon. Airwars is currently analysing the contents of each file, and will update our own assessments accordingly.
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.
Original strike reports
For August 8th-9th, the Coalition reported: “Near Kisik, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two command and control nodes and an IED factory” and “Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed three VBIED facilities.” It additionally reported that “On Aug. 8, near Tal Afar, Iraq, two strikes destroyed an ISIS staging area and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.”