Incident Code
CI262
Incident Code
CI262
Incident Date
1 July 2016
Location
زانكورة, Zankura, Al Anbar, Iraq
Geolocation
33.5207175,
43.0906963
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
33.5207175,
43.0906963
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I222)
Up to 25 internally displaced Iraqis were reported killed in Zankura following alleged Coalition strikes and Iraqi government shelling.
Iraqi Revolution reported the martyrdom of at least 25 civilians, mostly women and children, in a massacre by the international Coalition and [Iraqi] government aircraft following the bombing of the home of Saleh Hajji at Zankura, northwest of Ramadi, which was being used by a number of homeless families.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Discounted
Those killed were combatants, or other parties most likely responsible.
Civilians reported killed
25
6 Children, 6 Women
Civilians reported injured
2
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Zankura (زانكورة), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.5207175, 43.0906963. 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
For June 30th-July 1st, the Coalition reported that “Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL staging area and damaged two ISIL fighting positions.”