Iraqi rescue workers on Friday pulled dozens of bodies from the ruins of a building in Mosul where residents allege a U.S.-led coalition strike killed 137 people a week ago. “We will continue to assess the allegations and determine what if any role a coalition strike may have had in that area,” the statement said. “Coalition forces work diligently to be precise in our airstrikes.”Residents said there were strikes over several days as Iraqi government forces advanced against Islamic State fighters. Residents said the Islamic State fighters would not let people leave and had moved families from outside into the area to use as human shields as they fought from residents’ roofs. President Trump has asked for a reassessment of battlefield rules of engagement as part of his plan to defeat the Islamic State, although U.S. and Iraqi officials say the rules have not changed.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2017 22:59 UTC