Nancy A. Youssef, Daily Beast: Did U.S. Airstrikes Kill These Syrians?
Experts on the ground report large numbers have been killed at the same time the coalition has stepped up airstrikes.
Two Syrian watch groups charged on Thursday that U.S.-led coalition strikes against the so-called Islamic State had killed as many as 38 civilians over a three-day period, the highest reported death toll in months. The reports come as some Obama administration officials have pushed for looser rules of engagement that may help kill more Islamist fighters, but that put civilians in greater jeopardy.
The allegations center on a series of strikes the coalition has conducted over the past few days around the eastern city of Hasakah and its surrounding province, also called Hasakah, where the Islamic State, widely known as ISIS, is largely in control and is attacking the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
ISIS has repeatedly attacked the forces at their headquarters building and checkpoints, launching explosives or using bombs. In recent weeks, the Syrian Democratic Forces have also been attacking ISIS, backed by U.S. air support, in a bid to reclaim the province.
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WNU Editor: The bloodshed in the Syrian war is now reaching levels that are unprecedented .... and in this chaos civilians are caught in the middle. Did U.S. air-strikes kill dozens of civilians in the past few days .... I do not know the answer to that question. But I do know that thousands of civilians are dying each month, and with the U.S. now passing the mark of dropping over 10,000 bombs in their war against ISIS .... I am sure there are a lot of civilian casualties in that mix ... whether the Pentagon denies it or not.
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