Airwars assessment
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.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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US-led Coalition Assessment:
Original strike reports
For April 17th-18th 2016, the Coalition did report destroying a boat, though placed the attack near Mosul: “Near Mosul, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL mortar positions, two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL boat and suppressed an ISIL rocket team.“