Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

CI077

Incident date

June 25, 2015

Location

‎القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq

Geolocation

35.7977836, 43.2935143 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to 17 civilians were allegedly killed during a coalition air raid at Qayyarah near Mosul, two sources claimed.

NINA reported that six women and four children were among the dead. And German news agency DPA gave identical casualty figures, citing a source as saying that “the bodies of the civilians have now reached the forensic medicine department in Mosul.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention unnamed residential neighbourhoods in the city of Qayyarah (القيارة), South of Mosul, for which the coordinates of its midpoint are: 35.7977836, 43.2935143

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    17
  • (4 children6 women)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition

Sources (2) [ collapse]

    • Arabic
    • Arabic
    • English
    • English

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Non credible / Unsubstantiated
    Insufficient information to assess that, more likely than not, a Coalition strike resulted in civilian casualties.
  • 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 Qayyarah, Iraq
    Nearest population center

Civilian casualty statements

US-led Coalition
  • Jul 26, 2018
  • 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

US-led Coalition

Three coalition airstrikes were reported in the vicinity for June 25th-26th 2015: “Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL checkpoint, an ISIL staging area and an ISIL mortar firing position.“

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    17
  • (4 children6 women)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    US-led Coalition

Sources (2) [ collapse]

    • Arabic
    • Arabic
    • English
    • English