Incident Summary:

06/01/2017: Assailants fired mortars at fleeing civilians in Zanjili neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and 23 other people were injured in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting fleeing civilians in Zanjili on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.

Overview

GTD ID:
201706010020

When:
2017-06-01

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Nineveh

City:
Mosul

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Zanjili neighborhood.

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Not Applicable
Specific Description	Civilians
Nationality of Target	Iraq

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	No

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Mortars were used in the attack.

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Part of Multiple Incident?	Yes
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No
Additional Information	Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)	Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	7 Fatalities / 23 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	7
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	23
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Dozens of fleeing civilians killed, wounded by Islamic State mortar fire in Mosul," Reuters, June 1, 2017."
"Updated: sources: 5 civilians, including child, sniped by IS while fleeing Mosul enclave," Iraqi News, June 1, 2017."
"Singapore: Dozens of fleeing civilians killed, wounded by Islamic State mortar fire in Mosul," Channel NewsAsia Online, June 1, 2017."