Incident Code
CI423
Incident Date
14 January 2017
Location
Mosul, Jaza'ir / Algeria, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.3547437,
43.1640816
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.3547437,
43.1640816
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I356a)
Medical sources in Erbil confirmed that the child Marwa Duraid Younis Khalil was severely injured and her mother (Eman Jamal Kamber Ali) was killed when a Coalition airstrike targeted their home in Jaza’ir neighborhood, east of Mosul.
News of Iraq posted two videos of the girl (who was found alone in the hospital after her mother died) in order to help find her father or other relatives.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Woman
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 13th-14th the Coalition publicly stated: “Near Mosul, four strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed four fighting positions, two heavy machine guns, two watercraft, an ISIL headquarters building, a VBIED; and damaged eight supply routes.”
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.
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed