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Victims of US-led raids in Mosul still waiting for compensation Issued on: 07/07/2021 - 04:04 Abdullah Khalil lost his leg when a building in Mosul's Old City collapsed on top of him after being hit by a US-led coalition air strike in 2017 Zaid AL-OBEIDI AFP 11 min Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) It was March 17, 2017. Troops from the US-led coalition fighting jihadists in Iraq were advancing on Mosul's Old City, squeezing out the Islamic State group. But just months before the recapture of the city, where IS had declared its caliphate in 2014, a new human toll...

In Iraq's Mosul, a frustrating wait for compensation for deadly U.S.-led raids Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Abdullah Khalil, an Iraqi survivor of an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State, at a home in Mosul on March 19. Months before the recapture of Mosul from IS, a new human toll was added to the growing tragedy: More than 100 civilians had been killed in a single coalition airstrike. | AFP-JIJI AFP-JIJI Jul 7, 2021 Mosul, Ira...

US Embassy in Baghdad targeted in multiple drone attacks Tuesday, 06 July 2021 12:22 AM   [ Last Update: Tuesday, 06 July 2021 12:22 AM ] File photo shows the perimeter wall surrounding the United States’ Embassy in Baghdad. Reports say several drones have targeted the United States’ Embassy in Baghdad, with the weapon systems set up to fortify the facility firing at least four times to try to down the aircraft. The incidents came in early Tuesday, setting off the diplomatic facility’s sirens and activating...

Rockets hit air base in Iraq ​ By IANS | ​ 1 Views 2 drones downed over Iraq base hosting US forces. Image Source: IANS News Baghdad, July 6 : Six Katyusha rockets hit a military air base housing US-led coalition forces in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said. "The rockets landed on Monday afternoon at the edge of Ayn al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province, without knowing the casualties," the source told Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, an initial report tweeted by Wayne Marotto, spokesman of the international coalition forces in Iraq, confirmed the attack but said the ai...

Rockets target Iraqi base hosting US troops July 6, 2021 Baghdad: Three rockets targeted an Iraqi air base hosting American troops on Monday without causing casualties, a spokesman for the US-led coalition said. Colonel Wayne Marotto, a spokesman for the international coalition in Iraq, said on Twitter that the Ain al-Assad base "was attacked by three rockets" in the early afternoon. "The rockets landed on the base perimeter. There are no injuries and damage is being assessed," he said. The assault on the Ain al-Assad facility in the western province of Anbar is the latest in a series of at...