Incident Code
CI021
Incident Date
Location
Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
الرمادي
Geolocation
33.437441,
43.286666
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
33.437441,
43.286666
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I019a )
In an event previously unreported by Airwars, Coalition reported an unspecified open source as publishing a picture of a dead child “without any identification of original location”.
According to provisional analysis “There was one airstrike in Ramadi on 13 December (strike #1266) which was unlikely to have caused the death.” No further action was recorded by CENTCOM.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Ramadi (الرمادي), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.437441, 43.286666. 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
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Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
Fallujah, Iraq
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2015-05-01
Original Source ↗
Pictures show dead child without any identification of original location. There was one airstrike in Ramadi on 13 Dec (Strike #1266) which was unlikely to have caused the death.