| 2015 Hawija bombing |
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| Part of War in Iraq |
| Date | 3 June 2015 |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
Controversial bombing with civilian casualties |
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| Belligerents |
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Netherlands (Royal Netherlands Air Force) |
ISIS |
| Casualties and losses |
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None |
Unknown number of ISIS militants |
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85+ civilian deaths |
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Battles and operations
Major insurgent attacks
Foreign interventions
IS genocide of minorities
IS war crimes
Timeline
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2015 Hawija bombing was a controversial military airstrike carried out by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) during the night of 2-3 June 2015, during the ongoing War in Iraq. The strike, targeting an ISIS weapons cache in the town of Hawija, Iraq led to significant civilian casualties, sparking political and public outcry in the Netherlands. The bombing was part of the larger international coalition campaign against ISIS.