Incident Code

CI250

Location

الشرقاط, Al Shirqat, Salah Al Din, Iraq

Geolocation

35.5045616, 43.2404709
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: I212)

Local sources claimed a whole family was killed after Coalition warplanes allegedly destroyed their house in the Sharqat region.

News of Iraq reported that the Coalition allegedly bombed civilian homes in Sharqat, resulting in the destruction of a house and the deaths all of the family members inside it.

A video posted by Daesh propagandists Al A’Amaq showed destruction in Sharqat, and also blamed the Coalition.

Al Rafidain named the seven victims from the same families

Victims

Family members (7)

Adult male via Alrafidain killed
Adult female via Alrafidain killed
Child male via Alrafidain killed
Child female via Alrafidain killed
female via Alrafidain killed
female via Alrafidain killed
female via Alrafidain killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
7–13
2 Children, 4 Women, 1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Shirqat (الشرقاط), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.5045616, 43.2404709. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Not yet assessed
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
The Coalition did not directly report any strikes at Sharkat for June 13th-14th 2016. However it did report strikes further north of the town: “Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL assembly area, and two ISIL mortar systems and suppressed a separate ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL access to terrain.”

Media From Sources (1)