Incident Code
CI715a
Incident Date
16 May 2017
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.35863,
43.10193
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)
Geolocation
36.35863,
43.10193
Accuracy: Within 100m (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of two civilians in an event near Mosul.
Their April 2018 civilian casualty report noted: “It was assessed that during a Coalition strike against an ISIS commander, ISIS headquarters and VBIED operation which destroyed the VBIED operation, two civilians were unintentionally killed when they inadvertently walked into the blast radius of the strike.”
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100 metre box.
Airwars previously thought that this report was referencing CI715, however, in July 2019 Coalition officials indicated to Airwars that they were separate incidents.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed
Civilians reported killed
2
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
Entered target area just prior to or after munition released
Civilian deaths conceded
2
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul Iraq
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
38SLF297254
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For May 15th-16th the Coalition publicly reported: “Near Mosul, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed nine fighting positions, two mortar systems, to medium machine guns, two VBIEDs, two ISIS-held buildings, two VBIED facilities, and a supply cache; damaged 13 ISIS supply routes and nine fighting positions; and suppressed three ISIS tactical units and two mortar teams.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-04-26
Original Source ↗
May 16, 2017, near Mosul Iraq, via self-report. It was assessed that during a Coalition strike against an ISIS commander, ISIS headquarters and VBIED operation which destroyed the VBIED operation, two civilians were unintentionally killed when they inadvertently walked into the blast radius of the strike.