Iraq: U.S.-led coalition raid kills 9 in Mosul

By Ahmed Qasim and Ibrahim Salih

NINEVEH, Iraq (AA) - Nine members of the same family were killed Tuesday in a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in Mosul amid a major offensive to recapture the northern Iraqi city from Daesh terrorist group.

Iraqi police officer Sabhan al-Makholi said a missile fired by an unmanned drone struck a house in al-Falah district, which was recently captured by Iraqi forces from Daesh in eastern Mosul.

“Nine family members were killed in the attack,” he told Anadolu Agency.

U.S.-led coalition warplanes have been striking Daesh targets in Mosul from the air as part of an ongoing offensive to retake the Daesh-held city.

Iraq’s second largest city in terms of population, Mosul -- along with vast swathes of territory in both northern and western Iraq -- was overran by Daesh in mid-2014.

Iraqi officials have vowed to recapture Mosul -- the last Daesh stronghold in northern Iraq -- from the terrorist group by the year-end.