Incident Code
CI575
Incident Code
CI575
Incident Date
24 March 2017
Location
الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai and Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.3558497,
43.0937862
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.3558497,
43.0937862
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I449)
Local sources said that twelve civilians were killed – six of them from one family – and twenty others were injured after two houses had been bombed in Rifai and Zinjili neighborhoods west of Mosul.
A press source told Yaqein that “the army aircraft launched raids on the neighborhoods.” Other sources did not say who was responsible for the strikes.
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
12
Civilians reported injured
20
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 March 23th-24th the Coalition publicly stated: “Near Mosul, four strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and an ISIS sniper team; destroyed 11 fighting positions, two rocket-propelled grenade systems, and an artillery system; damaged nine supply routes and a fighting position; and suppressed two ISIS tactical units and an ISIS mortar team.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-03-28
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.
Iraq Government Forces Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Iraq Government Forces
Iraq Government Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed