US-led coalition says its strikes have killed 800 Iraqi and Syrian civilians

Estimate of deaths since 2014 is far lower than those provided by monitoring groups

At least 800 civilians have been killed in strikes in Iraq and Syria by the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State since the campaign began in 2014, according to a report released by the coalition.

The estimate in the monthly report, which said coalition strikes had unintentionally killed at least 801 civilians between August 2014 and October 2017, was far lower than figures provided by monitoring groups.

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