The airstrike was carried out at the request of Iraqi forces, the coalition said in a statement. The coalition came up with the date after an initial review of airstrike data for the week ending March 23. Reports have indicated that the airstrike may have allegedly killed more than 100 civilians in western Mosul where U.S.-backed government troops are battling ISIS extremists in fierce fighting. In a statement issued on his website, Iraq Vice President Osama al-Nujaifi, himself from Mosul, described the incident as a "humanitarian catastrophe," blaming the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and excessive use of force by militarized Federal Police forces. Al-Nujaifi put the number of civilians killed at "hundreds."

Source: Fox News March 25, 2017 18:45 UTC