More bodies were being removed Wednesday as the U.S.-led coalition investigated whether it was responsible, Iraqi officials blamed Islamic State, and the injured continued to suffer. The Pentagon has acknowledged 229 civilian deaths from coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria since the U.S. campaign against Islamic State began. MOSUL, NINEVEH PROVI Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times Residents work with their hands on March 24 to remove bodies from the rubble of a home destroyed in an apparent airstrike in Mosul, Iraq. Residents work with their hands on March 24 to remove bodies from the rubble of a home destroyed in an apparent airstrike in Mosul, Iraq. “ISIS planted IEDs in the houses,” Numan said of Islamic State.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 05, 2017 22:57 UTC