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For third time in war against the Islamic State, Pentagon admits to killing civilians
Source: Washington Post
For third time in war against the Islamic State, Pentagon admits to killing civilians
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff January 15 at 3:54 PM
U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria killed eight civilians and wounded an additional three during a period between April 12 and July 4 last year, the Pentagon said in a statement Friday. The release marks the third time the Pentagon has acknowledged civilian casualties since its air campaign against the Islamic State began in August 2014.
“We are sharing this information with the public as part of our commitment to transparency. We continue to review additional claims of civilian casualties and will provide additional information in the future,” the release states.
In December, the Pentagon said a number of Iraqi forces around Fallujah had been killed in a friendly fire incident.
In May 2015, the U.S. Central Commanded, or CENTCOM, admitted to killing two children in Harim City, Syria after an airstrike against the Khorasan Group triggered secondary explosions. In November 2015, CENTCOM said that an errant A-10 Warthog strike killed four civilians at a checkpoint in Iraq. Friday’s document details five separate incidents in both Syria and Iraq that resulted in civilian deaths and injuries, though unlike in other releases, the Pentagon did not offer additional information outlining specifics of how and why the strikes occurred.
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By Thomas Gibbons-Neff January 15 at 3:54 PM
U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria killed eight civilians and wounded an additional three during a period between April 12 and July 4 last year, the Pentagon said in a statement Friday. The release marks the third time the Pentagon has acknowledged civilian casualties since its air campaign against the Islamic State began in August 2014.
“We are sharing this information with the public as part of our commitment to transparency. We continue to review additional claims of civilian casualties and will provide additional information in the future,” the release states.
In December, the Pentagon said a number of Iraqi forces around Fallujah had been killed in a friendly fire incident.
In May 2015, the U.S. Central Commanded, or CENTCOM, admitted to killing two children in Harim City, Syria after an airstrike against the Khorasan Group triggered secondary explosions. In November 2015, CENTCOM said that an errant A-10 Warthog strike killed four civilians at a checkpoint in Iraq. Friday’s document details five separate incidents in both Syria and Iraq that resulted in civilian deaths and injuries, though unlike in other releases, the Pentagon did not offer additional information outlining specifics of how and why the strikes occurred.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/15/for-third-time-in-war-against-the-islamic-state-pentagon-admits-to-killing-civilians/
