U.S. commander says coalition 'probably had a role' in mass civilian casualties in Mosul

Los Angeles Times: The top U.S. general commanding the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria said that the U.S.-led coalition was probably responsible for a blast that killed more than 200 people.

"If we did it, and I would say there's at least a fair chance that we did, it was an unintentional accident of war, and we will transparently report it to you,” Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend told reporters Tuesday via teleconference from Baghdad.

Townsend made the comments in response to witness reports that an airstrike brought down a large apartment block and killed scores of civilians, including women and children, in west Mosul's Jadidah neighborhood on March 17. If confirmed, the death toll would be among the worst civilian casualty counts for a U.S. military strike in decades.

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