Canadian airstrike alleged to have killed 10 civilians in Iraq
Canada's military is facing fresh allegations its bombs may have killed civilians in northern Iraq, CBC News has learned. According to local Iraqi media reports, 10 civilian workers were allegedly killed and as many as 20 others injured after an airstrike by Canadian warplanes last week in Mosul. The Department of National Defence confirms on its […]Timothy Saws reports for the CBC:
Canada's military is facing fresh allegations its bombs may have killed civilians in northern Iraq, CBC News has learned. According to local Iraqi media reports, 10 civilian workers were allegedly killed and as many as 20 others injured after an airstrike by Canadian warplanes last week in Mosul.
The Department of National Defence confirms on its website that two of its CF-18 Hornets struck an "ISIS weapons production facility in the vicinity of Mosul" on Nov. 19. However, in a written statement to CBC News, Canadian Forces Maj.-Gen. Charles Lamarre said the Canadian strike was reviewed and "did not reveal any information to suggest that civilians had been harmed or killed."
