{UAH} As George Okello shouts London,US admits it conducted Mosul air strike 'at location' where '200' civilians died

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US admits it conducted Mosul air strike 'at location' where '200' civilians died

Iraqi Vice President called the air strike a 'humanitarian disaster'

• Rachael Revesz
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• Monday 27 March 2017 07:30 BST
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Men, women and children were pulled from the rubble in the latest strike AP

Amid the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the UK's Parliament, which killed four people including a police officer, another mass casualty further afield has been buried in the headlines.

Over the weekend the US Pentagon has admitted to another air strike in Mosul, which is believed to have killed more than 200 civilians including women and children.

It has been described as a "humanitarian disaster" by Iraqi Vice President Osama Nujaifi, and United Nations officials said they were "profoundly concerned" by the attack.

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Isis' losses in Syria and Iraq will make it harder for it to recruit

The Pentagon released a statement, saying it had targeted Isis fighters and equipment "at the location corresponding to allegations of civilian casualties".

"The coalition respects human life, which is why we are assisting our Iraqi partner forces in their effort to liberate their lands from ISIS brutality."

If the US is found to be responsible, it will be the deadliest such attack in three years.

The Pentagon has admitted to killing 220 civilians in Iraq and Syria since mid-2014, yet independent monitoring groups such as Airwars.org in London say the number could be closer to 3,000.

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