Tag: casualties

29 MAY

The US is helping allies hide civilian casualties in the fight against ISIS

REUTERS/Suhaib Salem The United States’ coalition partners in the war against the Islamic State are responsible for at least 80 confirmed civilian deaths from airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, according to U.S. military officials. Yet none of their 12 allies will publicly concede any role in those casualties. These dozen partner nations have launched more […]

29 MAY

‘Fact of life’: Civilian casualties inevitable amid US tactics of ‘ISIS annihilation’ – Mattis

Civilian casualties in the war against terrorism is a “fact of life,” US Defense Secretary James Mattis has said, insisting the US are the “good guys” doing everything “humanly possible” to annihilate ISIS with minimal collateral damage. The US’s highest military official made the comments during a CBS ‘Face the Nation’ program, where he spoke […]

18 MAY

US-led airstrikes on Syrian military hit tank & construction equipment, casualties likely

Published time: 18 May, 2017 21:49 Edited time: 18 May, 2017 21:59 US-led coalition airstrikes on Syrian forces near the city of An Tanf hit a tank, a bulldozer and construction equipment. “If they were being used,” a US Central Command spokesman told RT, casualties would be likely, but he said he is “not speculating.” […]

22 MAR

Russia underreported its amount of casualties in the fight to recapture Syria’s Palmyra

Thomson Reuters GELENDZHIK, Russia (Reuters) – Russia’s force in Syria has suffered losses since late January more than three times higher than the official toll, according to evidence gathered by Reuters, a tally that shows the fight in Syria is tougher and more costly than the Kremlin has disclosed. Eighteen Russian citizens fighting alongside Moscow’s […]

08 MAR

Iraqi govt must prevent war crimes & heavy civilian casualties as troops liberate Mosul – HRW

The Iraqi authorities must prevent collective punishment being meted out to relatives of suspected IS militants and ensure that the army doesn’t displace civilians and move them to prison-like camps, Lama Fakih, HRW deputy Middle East director, told RT. [embedded content] Concerns are growing about the fate of civilians trapped in Mosul and those who […]