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(Previous Incident Code: I193)
According to local sources, unknown aircraft struck boats in Sidera village east of Shirkat north of Tikrit, killing 22 civilians and injuring at least 15 more.
Russia Today claimed that the night time event “killed five brothers from one family” with a number of houses in the village destroyed.
According to News of Iraq, the civilians died when boats carrying food were struck on the river: “It’s noteworthy that as a result of the siege of Fallujah and the hunger people are suffering, they are being forced to use boats to move some relief aid in from other regions, particularly after the destruction of nearby bridges.”
Al Sumaria blamed the Coalition, while News of Iraq said the Iraqi military was responsible.
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Reports of the incident mention the village of Sudayrah (صديرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.4669, 43.28284. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.