Geolocation
Airwars assessment
According to multiple sources, member of Iraq’s parliament reported killed along with 3 of his family members followed an alleged Coalition strike.
Abdul Rahman Ellewizi MP reported that his cousin was killed in a Coalition raid, also his wife, son and his daughter-in-law dead
Hawas Al Gader also reported the deaths of Mr al-Nayef and his wife but did not say who was responsible.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (4)
- Abbas al-Fadil al-Nayef (Abu Riyad) Adult male Via Abdulrahmann al-Lowazi killed
- Abbas al-Fadil al-Nayef Adult female Via Abdulrahmann al-Lowazi killed
- The son of Abbas al-Fadil al-Nayef Age unknown male Via Abdulrahmann al-Lowazi killed
- Daughter-in-law dead of Abbas al-Fadil al-Nayef Age unknown female Via Abdulrahmann al-Lowazi killed
Summary
Sources (3) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Etweim/Tuwaim/Atwim (التويم). The coordinates for Etweim/Tuwaim/Atwim (التويم) are: 36.363522, 42.692356.
Attached to this civilian harm incident is the Pentagon's declassified assessment of this civilian harm allegation, obtained by Azmat Khan and the New York Times through Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits filed since March 2017, alongside the corresponding press release published by the Pentagon. Airwars is currently analysing the contents of each file, and will update our own assessments accordingly.
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties.
Original strike reports
For August 8th-9th, the Coalition reported: “Near Kisik, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two command and control nodes and an IED factory” and “Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed three VBIED facilities.” It additionally reported that “On Aug. 8, near Tal Afar, Iraq, two strikes destroyed an ISIS staging area and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.”