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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on May 30, 2017, 03:34:05 am

Title: Hostages Executed at Mosul Hospital; 176 Killed in Iraq
Post by: TomSea on May 30, 2017, 03:34:05 am
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Hostages Executed at Mosul Hospital; 176 Killed in Iraq
by Margaret Griffis Posted on May 29, 2017   

At least 176 were killed and 51 were wounded:

In Mosul, 12 civilians were executed at a hospital that was then set aflame; 30 militants were killed at this or another hospital. Airstrikes killed 20 civilians and wounded 25 more. Militants also killed 13 soldiers. At least six suicide bombers were killed, but many more militants were reported dead.

Three women were killed and 10 others were wounded when a suicide bomber struck near the governorate building in Baquba.

Continued: http://original.antiwar.com/updates/2017/05/28/hostages-executed-at-mosul-hospital-176-killed-in-iraq/

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