Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Local sources claimed “dozens of civilians” including children and women were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraq government jets targeted Haj Ali village in Qayyarah south of Mosul.
While most social media reports blamed the Iraqi military for the event, others blamed the Coalition or both. Yaqen, for example, said it was a joint ground and air assault: “Intense Coalition and Iraq government airstrikes bombed Haj Ali, a village near Qayyarah south of Mosul, along with government shelling by heavy artillery and rocket attacks. This resulted in the deaths of dozens of civilians.”
Some linked the casualties to military impatience at the slow rate of the campaign to liberate Mosul.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Haj Ali (حاج علي), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.734251, 43.3181477. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (7) [ collapse]
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Original strike reports
The Coalition reports for April 5th-6th 2016 that “Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.”