Airwars assessment
In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition announced on June 28th 2018 that it had unintentionally injured two civilians. According to the release, (5.) October 31, 2017, near al-Qaiem, Iraq, via self-report. During a strike destroyed Daesh headquarters, two civilians were unintentionally injured.
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of the strike — 37SFU845121 (Military grid reference, 100 m accuracy). This placed the strike at the village of Al Baghouz, only a few hundred meters from the Syrian-Iraqi border.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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US-led Coalition Assessment:
Original strike reports
For October 30th-31st the Coalition reported: “Near Al Qaim, four strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed an ISIS vehicle, a staging site, a mortar firing position, and damaged 13 ISIS supply routes.”
Civilian casualty statements
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During a strike destroyed Daesh headquarters, two civilians were unintentionally injured.