Incident Code
CI769
Incident Code
CI769
Incident Date
18 June 2017
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Geolocation
36.34075,
43.126911
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.34075,
43.126911
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I579)
Fifteen people were reported killed and five more injured in heavy air and artillery strikes on Old Mosul, as Iraqi forces supported by the Coalition continued their push to capture the last ISIL-held neighbourhoods of Mosul.
Yaqein – which also reported 10 ISIL carbombs – said that “an aerial and artillery bombardment coincided with the storming of the old city by the joint forces and their militias, which resulted in the deaths and injury of about 20 civilians.”
Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported that 15 civilians died. Al Jazeera reported the same figure.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
5
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 information on the time and location
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul, Iraq via self-report
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For June 17th-18th, the Coalition reported: “Near Mosul, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed six fighting positions, a supply cache and an artillery system.” It was additionally reported that “On June 17, near Mosul, Iraq, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed 22 vehicles, two command and control nodes, a VBIED, and an artillery system; and damaged five ISIS supply routes.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2018-02-22
Original Source ↗
The report contains insufficient information of the time, location and details to assess its credibility.
Iraq Government Forces Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Iraq Government Forces
Iraq Government Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed