Incident Code
CI603
Incident Date
3 April 2017
Location
تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.379238,
42.44814
Accuracy: Exact location (via Coalition)
Geolocation
36.379238,
42.44814
Accuracy: Exact location (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I471a)
In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition denied social media claims of having caused civilian casualties at Tal Afar.
According to the June report, “22. April 3, 2017, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via social media: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Discounted
Civilians reported injured
0–1
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
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Tal Afar, Iraq
Location accuracy
1 m
MGRS coordinate
38SKF7109029037
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For April 2nd-3rd the Coalition publicly reported that: “Near Mosul, five strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed a fighting position, a mortar system, and a rocket-propelled grenade system; damaged three fighting positions, two supply routes, and a supply cache; and suppressed eight ISIS mortar teams and four ISIS tactical units.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-06-02
Original Source ↗
No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.