A plume of smoke rises above a building during an air strike in Tikrit March 27, 2015. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Reuters: U.S.-led strikes in Iraq, Syria have killed at least 188 civilians: U.S. military
At least 188 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the U.S. military said in a statement on Monday.
The Combined Joint Task Force, in its monthly assessment of civilian casualties from the U.S. coalition's operations against the militant group, said it was still assessing five reports of unintentional deaths from four strikes in 2016 and one from 2015.
The military's overall estimate was far below those of other outside groups, such as Air Wars, which monitors civilian deaths from international air strikes in the region. The group has estimated about 2,100 civilians have been killed in Iraq and Syria since the coalition's campaign started.
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Update: US-Led Coalition Admits 'Unintentionally' Killing 188 Civilians in Iraq, Syria (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: Only 188 civilians?
2 comments:
Don't you remember the point at which the USA had been in the conflict for about a year, having dropped thousands of bombs, claiming 20k ISIS militant kills, and still tallying 0 Civilian deaths? They only began counting them after one of those 'High Profile incidents'.
Sounds pretty good, puts bomber harris to shame.
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