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Death toll keeps rising in suspected US-led airstrike in Mosul

Monday, 27 March 2017 8:27 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 27 March 2017 8:27 PM ]

An Iraqi man sits amid the rubble of destroyed houses in Mosul's al-Jadida area on March 26, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Altaf Ahmad
Press TV, Baghdad

The civilian death toll from a suspected US-led airstrike in western Mosul is on the rise as rescue teams are pulling more bodies from under the rubble. Iraqi officials have so far confirmed the deaths of at least 260 people. Unconfirmed reports, however, say the number of deaths is higher and stands at 400.

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