Incident Code
CI391
Incident Date
5 January 2017
Location
حي الميثاق, Mosul, Al-Mithaq, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.3260517,
43.2006454
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.3260517,
43.2006454
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I328)
Five members of the same family were killed when a Coalition airstrike hit a house in Al Mithaq, according to local sources.
Sualif Maslawiah Aneefa posted that five members of Khalid Mustafa Abu Wadah’s family were killed when bombs struck his home as ISIL fighters hid inside, preventing the family from leaving. The post identified the dead as Khalid Mustafa Abu Wadah himself, Wadah’s son Wadah Khaled Abu Samin, his son Mustafa, his wife as well as her mother.
Iraq News meanwhile reported that Coalition airstrikes had left “dead and wounded, including women and children.”
Victims
Family members (3)
Khalid Mustafa Abu Wadah
Adult
male
killed
Wadah Khaled Abu Samin
male
Son of Khalid Mustafa Abu Wadah
killed
Mustafa
male
Son of Khalid Mustafa Abu Wadah
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
5
2 Women, 1–2 Men
Civilians reported injured
1
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
Insufficient evidence of civilian harm
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul, Iraq
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For January 4th-5th the Coalition publicly stated: “Near Mosul, seven strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed five ISIL-held buildings, four fighting positions, four mortar systems, two weapons caches, a supply cache, a communications tower, a vehicle, a command and control node, and a rocket and unmanned aerial vehicle factory; damaged 27 supply routes; and suppressed two mortar teams.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-11-30
Original Source ↗
After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find that civilians were harmed in this strike.