The U.S.-led international coalition fighting against the Islamic State said it bombed a hospital in Mosul to support Iraqi forces battling on the ground.
The coalition said Iraqi security forces on Tuesday were attempting to seize Mosul's al-Salem hospital complex from the Islamic State in the city's east, which is currently the goal of capture by government forces.
Col. John Dorrian, U.S. spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, told Rudaw the coalition is "not exactly sure" if there were civilian casualties.
"We saw no civilians observed in the area, we are not exactly sure," Dorrian said. "But we did not observe any civilians in the area and we conducted the strike in the interest of protecting the Iraqi Security forces from firing that Daesh was doing from that building."
The coalition said it complies with the international laws of armed conflict, adding that it "takes all feasible precautions during the planning and execution of airstrikes to reduce the risk of harm to non-combatants."
[upi.com]
8/12/16
The coalition said Iraqi security forces on Tuesday were attempting to seize Mosul's al-Salem hospital complex from the Islamic State in the city's east, which is currently the goal of capture by government forces.
Col. John Dorrian, U.S. spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, told Rudaw the coalition is "not exactly sure" if there were civilian casualties.
"We saw no civilians observed in the area, we are not exactly sure," Dorrian said. "But we did not observe any civilians in the area and we conducted the strike in the interest of protecting the Iraqi Security forces from firing that Daesh was doing from that building."
The coalition said it complies with the international laws of armed conflict, adding that it "takes all feasible precautions during the planning and execution of airstrikes to reduce the risk of harm to non-combatants."
[upi.com]
8/12/16
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