Incident Code
CI434
Incident Code
CI434
Incident Date
19 January 2017
Location
القوسيات, Mosul, Alqosjat, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.4368746,
43.1029299
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.4368746,
43.1029299
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I365)
Press sources said that 34 civilians, including 21 children and a woman, were killed after airstrikes and artillery shelling targeted the neighborhoods on the left side of Mosul.
A local hospital doctor told Alaraby that “nine dead [bodies] just arrived at the hospital, while the others are still under the rubble”.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
34
21 Children, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2
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 information on the time and location
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul, Iraq
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For January 18th-19th the Coalition publicly noted: “Near Mosul, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units, destroyed 49 watercraft, three ISIL-held buildings, four fighting positions, three mortars, three barges, two vehicles, a VBIED facility, a command and control node, and three excavators; suppressed an ISIL tactical unit; and damaged two tunnels and 12 supply routes.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-10-27
Original Source ↗
The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed