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April 6, 2017

Mosul Assault Continues as Nearly 300 Bodies Pulled from Site of Airstrike
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In Iraq, U.S.-backed Iraqi forces battled ISIS on the edges of Mosul's
Old City today, as a top Iraqi general claimed his troops were slowing
their offensive to prevent more civilian deaths. The fighting came as
Iraqi officials said Wednesday they've pulled nearly 300 bodies from the
site where a March 17 airstrike buried civilians seeking shelter from
the violence. The U.S. commander in the fight against ISIS acknowledged
there's "at least a fair chance" the U.S.-led coalition was responsible
for the deaths.


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