Incident Code

CI145

Location

أبو جربوعة, Abu Jarbua, Nineveh, Iraq

Geolocation

36.41241, 43.31882
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: I117)

According to Iraqi MP Salim Jumah, five civilians from the Shabakian tribe were killed including three children and a woman, after Coalition aircraft allegedly bombed their house in Abu Jarbua village in Bashiqa, east of Mosul.

Speaking to NRN News, the local Shabak Party MP called for compensation for those killed and naming them.

In a later investigation, the Washington Post said that despite an Iraqi MP complaining to the US Embassy about the incident, US military officials claimed to be unaware of the event: “The deaths were reported in the Iraqi media and logged by Airwars, an organization that tracks civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. military confirmed that it carried out a strike that day in Bashiqa, but said it has not received any complaint that civilians were killed.”

On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition reported this incident to be “non-credible”, stating that “After review of all available evidence it was determined that more likely than not civilian casualties did not occur as a result of a Coalition strike.”

Victims

Family members (8)

Zidane Saud Shaaban
48 years old male Father killed
Huda Ayoub Saber
37 years old female Mother killed
Ashjan Zidane Saud
13 years old female killed
Ayman Zeidan Saud
9 years old male killed
Zidane Saud
7 years old male killed
Saud Ibrahim Zidan
12 years old male injured
Iman Zidane Saud
16 years old male injured
Roa Zidane Saud
4 years old female injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
5
3 Children, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
3

Geolocation Notes

Coordinates released by the Coalition place the event at 36.41241, 43.31881

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Open incident
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Jarbua, Iraq
MGRS coordinate
38SLF4926531005
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For November 23rd-24th 2015 the Coalition reported that “Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2022-03-10
Original Source
Nov. 24, 2015, near Jarbua, Iraq, via Airwars report. After review of all available evidence it was determined that more likely than not civilian casualties did not occur as a result of a Coalition strike. 2862/C1145 38SLF4926531005