U.S.-led coalition hit Islamic State mortar position in Mosul: Pentagon

An artillery strike by the U.S.-led coalition in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul struck a mortar position next to two empty school buildings that Islamic State had been using to target Iraqi security forces, the U.S. military said on Sunday. No civilians were in the area and minimal damage was reported to the buildings, the Combined Joint Strike Force said in a statement. "While the Coalition takes extraordinary effort to protect civilians and strike appropriate military targets, we will contin