CNN: Pentagon says nearly 500 civilians killed in US military operations in Trump's first year
Washington (CNN)The Pentagon has told Congress it estimates that nearly 500 civilians were killed as a result of US military actions in the first year of the Trump administration.
"(The Department of Defense) assesses that there are credible reports of approximately 499 civilians killed and approximately 169 civilians injured during 2017" as a result of military operations in Iraq and Syria targeting ISIS, operations in Afghanistan targeting the Taliban and ISIS, and operations in Yemen against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS, the report said.
The report which provides an estimate of the number of civilian casualties in counterterrorism operations in 2017 also said the Defense Department has "no credible reports" of civilian casualties as a result of US military operations in Somalia or Libya last year.
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Update #1: US military actions killed nearly 500 civilians in Trump's first year: report (The Hill)
Update #2: 499 civilians killed by US military in Trump’s first year in office: Pentagon (Daily Sabah)
WNU editor: Only 500?
"Only 500?" And that's why CNN is talking about it. But, no question about Assad who kill only 450,000 of his own people: he his a gentleman.
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