Military inquiry attributes Mosul civilian deaths to secondary explosives triggered by a coalition strike

Entities and roles

• Donald J. TrumpPresident reporting the coalition campaign in Iraq

Claims and evidence

1. factdocumented

   Trump's June 6, 2017 War Powers report described the continuing US air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. This provides the administration-level connection, not proof that he personally approved the Mosul target.

   • White House: Consolidated War Powers report, June 6, 2017Iraq and Syria
2. factdocumented

   The coalition published a completed Army Regulation 15-6 investigation of its March 17, 2017 al-Jadidah strike in Mosul. Investigators attributed the building collapse and civilian deaths to secondary explosives placed by ISIS and triggered by the airstrike; they reported that coalition and Iraqi forces had not known civilians were sheltered there.

   • US Central Command: Executive Summary of the Investigation of the Alleged Civilian Casualty Incident in the al Jadidah District, MosulMemorandum subject and conclusion

Measurements

1. Al-Jadidah military investigation1 inquiry

   Basis

   Observed

   Population

   The Army Regulation 15-6 investigation of the March 17, 2017 al-Jadidah strike

   Period

   2017-03-17 to 2017-05-25

   As of

   2017-05-25

   Method

   Count the named inquiry once, using the incident-to-publication window rather than inventing an opening date.

   Uncertainty

   The source is the military's assessment, not an independent criminal adjudication. No personal targeting order by Trump is inferred.