Incident Code
CI620
Incident Date
8 April 2017
Location
Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
تل عفر
Geolocation
36.376995,
42.462178
Accuracy: Within 1m (via Coalition)
Geolocation
36.376995,
42.462178
Accuracy: Within 1m (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I486a )
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians near Tal Afar, Iraq.
Their June 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED factory, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed.”
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a one metre box. The location given placed the event in the east of Tal Afar, which is to the west of Mosul.
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Known belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Credible / Substantiated
Given reason for civilian harm
No reason given
Civilian deaths conceded
3
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Tal Afar, Iraq
Location accuracy
1 m
MGRS coordinate
38SKF7234328755
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For April 7th-8th: no strikes were publicly reported in the vicinity.
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-06-02
Original Source ↗
April 8, 2017, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS VBIED factory, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally killed.