Incident Code
CI722
Incident Date
19 May 2017
Location
الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.3534304,
43.1174326
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.3534304,
43.1174326
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I551)
Multiple local sources reported that dozens of civilians were killed or injured as a result of heavy airstrikes in Shifa neighborhood, in West Mosul.
Yaqein said that the Coalition was responsible for the raids, and that they also led to the destruction of houses of civilians.
Sawlf Ateka and Mosul Ista (two local Facebook groups) said that a number of houses and buildings had been hit by airstrikes, targeting a booby-trapped caravan (containing a car bomb) near the Republican Hospital in Shifa neighbourhood.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
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 Shifa, Iraq
Location accuracy
100 m
MGRS coordinate
38SLF308246
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For May 18th-19th the Coalition publicly stated: “Near Mosul, five strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and a sniper; destroyed 13 fighting positions, three rocket systems, two heavy machine guns, two medium machine guns, a VBIED, and a mortar system; and damaged seven fighting positions and three ISIS supply routes.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-02-22
Original Source ↗
After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find that civilians were harmed in this strike.