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March 2, 2017

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