# Were the civilian casualties in Mosul something other than the usual collateral damage?

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> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> We are also the guys that knowingly bombed hospitals.

This.

Due to US propaganda people\* thought\* that the Americans only did ‘clean’ air strikes. Now they know they are as sloppy as the rest and the Russians are not much worse then them.

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**Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-civilian-casualties-in-mosul-something-other-than-the-usual-collateral-damage/783246/22 "2017-03-30T12:42:58Z")

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Well, the military is prepared to admit they “probably” had a role in those casualties:

> **[U.S. sees probable role in Mosul blast, probe under way](https://www.yahoo.com/news/investigators-probe-mosul-blast-iraqi-forces-push-old-094536676.html)**
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> By Isabel Coles, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali MOSUL, Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The senior U.S. commander in Iraq acknowledged on Tuesday that the U.S.-led coalition probably had a role in an explosion in Mosul believed to have killed scores of...

However, the civilians “probably” died not because of bombs raining down on their heads but because ISIS knew this strike was coming, gathered the civvies there and wired the place up with explosives that would detonate when hit by a US precise strike munition. Seems legit…

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