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Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Code: I165)
Ameriat Al Fallujah council complained that a mistaken strike by undefined aircraft had hit a civilian house in the village 17km south of Fallujah, which resulted in the death of one civilian and the injuring of 7 others.
According to Shaker Mahmoud, head of the council, the strike hit a house in the Heramat Amiriyah district. He also complained that “the region is controlled by Iraqi security forces and tribesmen.”
Responding to a request for clarification about possible involvement given declared UK strikes in the vicinity of Ramadi that day, the MoD told Airwars that “after extensive research, we can confirm that there was no UK involvement” in the alleged event at Ameriat al Fallujah.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Ameriat al Fallujah (عامرية الفلوجة), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.1706776, 43.8636875. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.