Sunday, April 30, 2017

US-led strikes against ISIS have killed at least 352 civilians, Pentagon says

352 civilians in Middle-East countries have died as a result of US-led strikes on ISIS, according to the Pentagon. The article states that there were 229 from the beginning of Operation Inherent Resolve to this past February, and the report confirms the death of at least 45 more. At least 42 unconfirmed reports are also up for review. There are groups such as "Airwars" that report that the actual number of casualties is higher than what the Pentagon says.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/30/politics/pentagon-syria-iraq-civilian-deaths/index.html

-Jason Keller

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