Incident Code
CI730
Incident Code
CI730
Incident Date
23 May 2017
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.347845,
43.110264
Accuracy: Within 1m (via Coalition)
Geolocation
36.347845,
43.110264
Accuracy: Within 1m (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I554b)
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of six civilians in an event near Mosul.
Their July 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, it was assessed that six civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after the munition was released.”
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a one metre box. The given location placed the event in the Zanjili neighbourhood.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed
A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
Civilians reported killed
6
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
6
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul, Iraq
Location accuracy
1 m
MGRS coordinate
38SLF3042424188
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For May 22nd-23rd, the Coalition reported: “Near Mosul, five strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and a sniper; destroyed 20 fighting positions, seven VBIEDs, six medium machine guns, five rocket-propelled grenade systems, three rocket systems, a weapons cache, a command and control node, a vehicle, a mortar system, a house-borne IED; damaged 21 ISIS supply routes, a tunnel, a fighting position; and suppressed four ISIS tactical units.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-07-07
Original Source ↗
May 23, 2017, near Mosul, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS VBIED, it was assessed that six civilians were unintentionally killed when they entered the target area after the munition was released.