Incident Code
CI394
Incident Date
5 January 2017
Location
حي المثنى, Mosul, Muthanna, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.3738889,
43.1718063
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.3738889,
43.1718063
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I330)
Local sources said two named civilians (a father and son) were killed after a missile targeted their house in the left side of Mosul. Mosul Ateka reported that “a missile fell down just beside Haj Dahir which caused his death and that of his son Zakariah.”
Iraqyoon News and Resistance Hadbah also reported Coalition airstrikes in the left part of Mosul, in the neighborhoods of Muthanna, Comrades and Hadbah.
Nineveh Media Center quoted Maj. Gen Najim al-Jubouri (Mosul operations commander), who said that “the international Coalition supported Iraqi forces with Land surface missiles and air cover during the liberation distinctive goals operations in the left side of the Mosul on Friday.”
Victims
Family members (2)
Haj Dahir
Adult
male
killed
Zakariah Dahir
Adult
male
Son of Haj Dahir
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
2
2 Men
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 al-Muthanna neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
38SLF361267
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
2018-09-27
Original Source ↗
After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in this strike.