Geolocation
Airwars assessment
According to local sources, three members of a family, as well as a father and son, were killed by mortar fire in eastern Mosul.
Mosul Eye reported that mortars fell on apartment buildings, and killed a family of 3.
Mosul Kadema named the two victims and published their pictures.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
Sources (3) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]
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An image of Waleed Thamer, killed after mortars fell on Mosul (Via @mosul.kadema)
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An image of Abus Rahma, killed after mortars fell on Mosul (Via @mosul.kadema)
Attached to this civilian harm incident is a provisional reconciliation of the Pentagon's declassified assessment of this civilian harm allegation, based on matching date and locational information.
The declassified documents were obtained by Azmat Khan and the New York Times through Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits filed since March 2017, and are included alongside the corresponding press release published by the Pentagon. Airwars is currently analysing the contents of each file, and will update our own assessments accordingly.
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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The report contained insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.
Original strike reports
For November 1st-2nd, the Coalition reported “Near Mosul, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed four vehicles, a mortar system, and a fighting position; damaged two fighting positions; and suppressed three tactical units, two heavy machine guns, and a mortar system.”