Irak: Angriff der US-Koalition auf Trauergesellschaft tötet Dutzende Zivilisten
October 21st 2016: Duquq, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq
Summary: At least 15 civilians – most or all women – were killed and 45 or more wounded by an airstrike which hit a Shi’ite shrine in Duquq, according to local sources. The Coalition later categoriically denied that it was responsible for the event.
Local official Amir Huda Karam told the AFP that “fifteen women were killed and another 50 wounded in a raid that targeted a Shiite place of worship at Dakuk.”
The Middle East Eye noted that the strike took place as “IS launched a major attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday” which they said killed 18 members of the security forces. Duquq is roughly 30km south of the city of Kirkuk. Neither the AFP or Middle East Eye identified who carried out the strike.
However Yagein blamed the Coalition, and further reported that the strike hit a funeral, resulting in the deaths of
“ten women… and a number of men.” Other outlets, including Iraqi Spring and Alghadeer TV also blamed the Coalition, and noted the victims were mostly women. Photographs
posted by the Duquq Photographers Union showed a heavily damaged building, the front of which was destroyed.
On October 23rd, the chief Coalition spokesman
stated on Twitter that “.
@CJTFOIR has determined definitively that we did not conduct the airstrike w/reported civilian casualties in Daquq.”
Civilians reported killed: 15 or more, mostly women
Civilians reported injured: 45-50
Sources: AFP [
Archived],
Yagein [Arabic] [
Archived],
Middle East Eye [
Archived],
Dabuq Photographers Union [Arabic] [
Archived],
Alghadeer TV [Arabic] [
Archived],
Basma Press [Arabic] [
Archived],
Iraqi Spring Media Center [
Archived],
Atheer al Rammahi [Arabic] [
Archived], Iraqis al Ghad, [Arabic] [Archived],
Coalition tweet,
Quality of Reporting: Discounted. While several sources blamed the Coalition, and the Coalition was actively supporting security operations in locations nearby, the chief spokesman later insisted the Coalition was not responsible. The Iraqi Air Force and Turkey are also active in northern Iraq at the time.
Coalition position: For October 21st-22nd the Coalition reported “Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three vehicles,” and “Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three vehicles.” It also reported “Near Bashir, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed a weapons cache”.
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