Incident Code
CS509
Incident Date
19 February 2017
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.5269242,
37.9559288
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
36.5269242,
37.9559288
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: S450c)
In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition stated in April that its aircraft had not been involved in a civilian casualty event alleged by an NGO.
According to the report: “Feb. 19, 2018, near Manbij, Syria, via NGO report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.”
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Manbij (منبج), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.5269242, 37.9559288. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Manbij, Syria
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For February 18th-19th, the Coalition reported: “Near Al Bab, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed a fighting position and a vehicle.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-04-01
Original Source ↗
No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties.