The media reported the death of 90 Iraqi soldiers in an attack by the United States air force
A total of 90 Iraqi soldiers were killed in Mosul in the result caused by mistake of hitting the United States air force. On Saturday, December 10, Sputnik reports, citing the portal Factiniraq.
It is noted that another 100 people were injured. In addition, the attack of Iraqi military equipment were damaged and the troops had to retreat.
December 1, Reuters reported that the Pentagon acknowledged the death of 54 civilians in Iraq and Syria as a result against the militant strikes of the US-led coalition in the period from 31 March to 22 October this year.
In October Amnesty International stated that for two years as a result of coalition strikes in Syria killed about 300 civilians.
A ground operation to liberate Mosul, who in June 2014 was captured by the terrorist group “Islamic state” (banned in Russia), ongoing from 17 October 2016.
In addition to the regular Iraqi army, it involved the Kurdish militia. The international coalition supported the attack from the air and provides artillery support.