Nakon tog događaja došlo je do diplomatskog spora između vlada Iraka i Turske, gdje je turska vlada kasnije pružila vizuelne dokaze i analizu iračkoj vladi, na kojima se vidi da tu porodicu nisu ubili turski zračni napadi.
A diplomatic row occurred between the Iraqi and Turkish governments following the event, with the Turkish government later providing visual evidence and analysis to the Iraqi government showing the family was not killed by Turkish airstrikes.