Incident Code
CI344
Incident Date
18 November 2016
Location
حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.3364235,
43.0626297
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.3364235,
43.0626297
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I293)
More than 20 civilians were killed or wounded in Mosul following the alleged coalition airstrike, according to local sources.
An initial report from ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq said that 7 people died and 14 injured in a Coalition bombing on the Al Tanak neighbourhood of Mosul. Other outlets released similar figures. Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed the Coalition but did not report casualty figures. Iraq on meanwhile only identified heavy shelling in Al Tanak, while Iraq News Center put the civilian toll at 30 killed and wounded.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul, Iraq
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For November 17th-18th, the Coalition reported “Near Mosul, five strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed five mortar systems, two ISILheld buildings; damaged a fighting position, a tunnel, and a bunker; and suppressed a mortar system.” For November 18th-19th, the Coalition reported “Near Mosul, five strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed an ISIL headquarters building, a weapons cache, five ISIL-held buildings, three mortar systems, two vehicles, and a watercraft; and suppressed a mortar system.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-10-27
Original Source ↗
After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.