(MENAFN) Iraqi's military proclaimed that 61 bodies had been recovered from a collapsed building that was trapped by Islamic State in Western Mosul.
However, the incident remains far from clear and details are difficult to confirm as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State to recapture the densely populated parts of the Western half of Mosul.
Accordingly, the buildings were booby-trapped and militants had forced residents inside basements to use them as human shields.
In addition, 240 bodies had been pulled from the rubble, while a local lawmaker and two eyewitnesses say a coalition air strike may have targeted a large truck bomb.
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