US-led coalition not taking adequate precautions to prevent civilian deaths: Amnesty International

A recent spike in civilian casualties in Mosul suggests the US-led coalition is not taking adequate precautions to prevent civilian deaths as it battles the Islamic State group alongside Iraqi ground forces, Amnesty International has said.

The human rights group’s report comes after the coalition acknowledged the US military was behind a March 17 strike in a western Mosul neighbourhood that residents said killed more than 100 civilians.