(Previous Incident Code: S253)

One or more civilian was killed and two injured in an alleged Coalition strike on the al Sarib neighbourhood of Manbij.

Local blogger Hathifa al Yaman Abu al Majd reported: “Saif the son of Moussa al Hamdoush died due to being hit by shrapnel from raids that targeted al Sarib neighbourhood with ten missiles, targeting the area around Bilal mosque and the area the day before yesterday. His brother Bahaa was injured as well as his brother in law Mohammad al Mozher, though they are now in a good condition.”

In a related post, Manbi Direct reported: “Violent clashes between SDF and Daesh in al Sarib neighborhood and al Rabita street in an attempt by the SDF to control Al Sarib neighborhood which is densely populated, yesterday the neighborhood was bombed by coalition aircraft which destroyed several houses.”

And Lens Young Manbij added its own detailed report: “The day before yesterday warplanes targeted Al Sarib neighbourhood at midnight with more than ten missiles around Bilal mosque. The raids targeted several empty houses but in the area there are some people including dead and wounded among them Saif Ibn Moussa al Hamdoush who died due to shrapnel wounded. It was difficult to move him to the hospital at night, as the battles are daily more intense at night between al Sarib and al Rabita neighbourhoods. The entire area is witnessing an advance of SDF at night and retreat by morning to the buildings in al Rabita street. People there have told us that around the mosque no one can leave their home after evening prayer due to the intensity of the clashes and the street to street fighting between the two sides. The brother of Saif Ibn Moussa, Bahaa, was injured as well as their brother-in-law Mohammad al Muzer and their condition is good.”

On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition reported this incident to be “non-credible”, stating that “After review of all available evidence it was determined that more likely than not civilian casualties did not occur as a result of a Coalition strike.”