1/08/2016

Pentagon in Denial About Civilian Casualties of U.S. Airstrikes

Pentagon in Denial About Civilian Casualties of U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria | Foreign Policy
The United States is not planning to grant compensation for civilians killed in airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, Foreign Policy has learned, despite claims by credible groups that at least 100 noncombatants may already have died in the 16 weeks of U.S.-led bombings.
The decision, confirmed by a senior spokesman for U.S. Central Command (Centcom), the military command organization in charge of the air war, marks a significant departure from recent conflicts, in which payments have regularly been made to those affected by U.S. military actions.

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