Conflict

U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq & Syria

Incident Code

CI370

Location

حي الفلاح, Mosul, al Falah, Nineveh, Iraq

Geolocation

36.383778, 43.177611
Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)
Sections

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: I309a)

According to survivors, eight civilians died in a reported 2 pm following an alleged Coalition strike on Hay al Falah.

Buzzfeed journalist Mike Giglio met with survivors in Mosul in early 2017. he provided this account to Airwars: Eight civilian relatives of Nawal Fathi Khala, born 1954, also known as Um Ghassan. Leg wounds to neighbour Khayradeen Abdur Razzaq. 69, a retired labourer. There are also four wounded survivors of the Khala family. This was a targeted strike before the Mosul offensive reached this neighbourhood. It appears to be a case of faulty intelligence. There were three buildings across the street that was in use by ISIS. ISIS militants occasionally sat on the curb in front of the civilian home using radios. The civilian home was hit, and the ISIS buildings were not touched.

Victims

Family members (1)

Eight relatives of Nawal Fathi Khala
killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
5

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
Location accuracy
1 m
MGRS coordinate
38SLF3654328058
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For December 11th-12th the Coalition reported: “Near Mosul, five strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed five ISIL-held buildings, two VBIED facilities, three VBIEDs, six fighting positions, three mortar systems, a heavy machine gun, a weapons cache, two front-end loaders, two tactical vehicles, a tunnel, and two pieces of engineering equipment; damaged 15 supply routes; and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-08-04
Original Source ↗
After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area of the reported civilian casualties.

Sources (1)

Buzzfeed ↗

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