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Iraq: Mosul Air Raid Levels Mosque, Killing ISIS Fighters and Civilians

HeadlineMar 02, 2017

In Iraq, residents of the besieged city of Mosul say an airstrike leveled a mosque and flattened nearby homes, killing both ISIS fighters and civilians. At least three witnesses told Reuters they were unable to count the number of dead because the situation remained too dangerous. A Pentagon spokesperson said he wasn’t aware of a strike targeting the mosque. The blast came as a coalition of U.S., Kurdish and Iraqi forces seized control of the last major road out of Mosul on Wednesday, trapping ISIS militants in the western half of the city.

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