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(Previous Incident Code: I534)
At least 27 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens wounded by airstrikes in Anbar province, according to local sources.
Iraqi Spring Media Center said that 27 civilians were killed and 50 wounded in strikes on the towns of Anah and Al Qaim, in western Anbar. Yaqein put the death toll at 38 – “mostly civilians” – and said that 50 were wounded in strikes. Iraq News Center also reported 38 deaths, but said that 11 were members of ISIL – leaving a total of 27 civilians among those who perished.
None of these reports stipulated who was responsible. Al Jazeera however cited government sources which claimed a series of strikes in western Anbar. It suggested that up to 100 ISIL fighters and 25 civilians died.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Qaim and Anah (عنة والقائم), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.36857, 41.98194. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.