Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Local and press sources said that four civilians were killed and twelve to sixteen others were injured, mostly children and women, when Coalition airstrikes targeted a residential building in the west of Mosul.
While Iraqi Spring spoke of “Coalition” airstrikes, the other sources blamed the US more specifically.
In two later posts, Iraqi Spring shared photos showing the huge destruction of buildings and several dead and wounded. It apologized for not including “for not showing all photos as they are shocking.” It spoke of US government aircraft.
The US-led alliance accepted responsibility for five deaths in the event in September 2018. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on
ISIS fighting positions, VBIED facilities and an explosive factory, five civilians were unintentionally killed.”
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100 metre box.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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Geolocation notes
Prior to the Coalition releasing the MGRS for this incident, Airwars had geolocated it to the nearest neighbourhood/area at 36.3323266, 43.1050515
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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February 23, 2017, near Mosul al-Jadidah (New Mosul), Iraq, via Airwars report. During a strike on ISIS fighting positions, VBIED facilities and an explosive factory, five civilians were unintentionally killed.
Original strike reports
For February 22nd – 23rd, the Coalition reported: “Near Mosul, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed three mortar systems, two ISIS-held buildings, two VBIED factories, a supply cache, a fighting position, a front-end loader, an excavator, a dump truck, a generator trailer, a weapons cache and a vehicle; damaged 15 supply routes and three tunnels; and suppressed 17 mortar teams and an artillery team.