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Eyewitnesses Detail Horrific Scene as Conflicting Reports Emerge in Last Week’s Mosul Attack

By Hamuda Hassan, Reuters, John Davison, Reuters
Smoke rises from the old city during a battle against Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq, March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
Mar 27, 2017
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The military statement differed from reports by witnesses and local officials that said many more bodies were pulled from the building after a coalition strike targeted IS militants and equipment in the Jadida district.

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Smoke rises from the old city during a battle against Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq, March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal