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U.S.-Led Coalition Hits Raqqa; Dozens Killed in Iraq Bombings

HeadlineJul 06, 2015

Civilian casualties have been reported in one of the largest U.S.-led strikes against the Islamic State in Syria to date. At least 10 militants were killed along with a reported eight civilians in the ISIL stronghold of Raqqa. Meanwhile, more than 70 people have died in Iraqi government strikes on the ISIL-controlled cities of Ramadi and Fallujah. Iraq claims it was targeting ISIL fighters, but hospital officials say most of the dead were civilians. Meanwhile, at least 12 people have been killed or wounded after an Iraqi warplane accidentally bombed a residential area of Baghdad. Iraqi officials blamed mechanical failure.

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