Amnesty: US-led coalition not protecting Mosul civilians
BAGHDAD - A recent spike in civilian casualties in Mosul suggests the US-led coalition is not taking adequate precautions to prevent civilian deaths as it battles the Islamic State militants alongside Iraqi ground forces, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
The human rights group's report follows acknowledgement from the coalition that the US military was behind a March 17 strike in a western Mosul neighborhood that residents have said killed more than a hundred civilians.
US officials did not confirm there were civilian casualties but opened an investigation.
Amnesty's report also cites a second strike on Saturday that it said killed "up to 150 people." The US-led coalition said in a statement that it was investigating multiple strikes in western Mosul that allegedly resulted in civilian deaths.
