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2017 Mosul airstrike , also referred to as the 2017 Mosul massacre , was an American bombing of the al-Aghawat al-Jadidah neighborhood in western Mosul on 17 March 2017 that killed hundreds of civilians.1 The incident was the largest single death toll inflicted by a coalition air strike since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. forces. "US-led coalition Mosul air strike killed up to 240 Iraqi civilians 'because Isis snipers used roof" . "Nearly 300 died in Mosul airstrike, making it one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent memory" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
2017 Mosul Slaughter The 2017 Mosul airstrike , was an American bombing in the al-Aghawat al-Jadidah neighborhood in western Mosul on 17 March 2017 that killed 278 civilians. The incident was the largest single death toll inflicted by a coalition air strike since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. forces. "US-led coalition Mosul air strike killed up to 240 Iraqi civilians 'because Isis snipers used roof" . "Nearly 300 died in Mosul airstrike, making it one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent memory" . "The airstrike in Mosul was potentially one of the worst U.S.-led civilian bombings in 25 years" .
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2017 Mosul Slaughter The 2017 Mosul airstrike , was an American bombing in the al-Aghawat al-Jadidah neighborhood in western Mosul on 17 March 2017 that killed between 105 and 278 civilians. The incident was the largest single death toll inflicted by a coalition air strike since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. forces. Some residents of the al-Jadida neighborhood say the airstrike hit an explosive-filled truck, detonating a blast that collapsed buildings packed with families.A Pentagon investigation concluded that a US aircraft delivered a single precision-guided bomb ( GBU-38 JDAM ) with the intention of targeting two ISIL snipers on the second storey of a structure in al-Jadida neighborhood.But the bomb also caused a large cache of ISIL explosives to detonate, leading to the catastrophic collapse of the building that had civilians sheltering downstairs, officials said. "US-led coalition Mosul air strike killed up to 240 Iraqi civilians 'because Isis snipers used roof" . "Nearly 300 died in Mosul airstrike, making it one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent memory" . "The airstrike in Mosul was potentially one of the worst U.S.-led civilian bombings in 25 years" .
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american bombing of the al-aghawat al-jadidah neighborhood in western mosul on 17 march 2017 that killed hundre
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american bombing in the al-aghawat al-jadidah neighborhood in western mosul on 17 march 2017 that killed betwee
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