Over 100 civilians killed in US strike on Mosul

US officials said today that a military investigation had found that more than 100 civilians were killed after a US air strike on a building in Mosul, Iraq, in March.

The investigation concluded that the US strike in the Al-Jadida district inadvertently triggered explosives placed in the building by Daesh fighters, causing the building to collapse.

It was one of the deadliest single incidents for civilians in recent memory in any major conflict involving the US military, which prides itself on efforts to limit civilian fallout.

Following the attack, which took place on 17 March, the United Nations expressed its profound concern, saying it was “stunned by this terrible loss of life”.