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Executive Summary of the Investigation of the Alleged Civilian Casualty Incident in the al Jadidah District, Mosul

US Central Command

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  1. documented

    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.

    Memorandum subject and conclusion

    Military inquiry attributes Mosul civilian deaths to secondary explosives triggered by a coalition strike · Army investigated its own strike and published the findings

  2. documented

    The US investigation of the March 17, 2017 Mosul strike assessed that the resulting explosion killed 101 civilians in the targeted building and four in an adjacent structure. It attributed the larger explosion to secondary ISIS explosives; 36 people were unaccounted for.

    Executive summary, civilian casualties and secondary explosion findings

    Military inquiry attributes Mosul civilian deaths to secondary explosives triggered by a coalition strike · Army investigated its own strike and published the findings