Coalition admits to killing 939 civilians in Iraq and Syria

The US-led coalition ISIL (Daesh, in Arabic) admits to killing some 940 civilians in Syria and Iraq.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the United States Central Command (Centcom, by its acronym) in English) announced that between August 2014 and May 2018 the above-mentioned coalition killed 939 civilians in operations allegedly counter-terrorism in the two countries mentioned.

"The coalition conducted a total of 29,596 attacks between August 2014 and the end of May 2018. During this period, according to the information available, the CJTF-OIR (Combined Operational Force) acronym Inherent Resolution) estimates that at least 939 civilians were killed, "reads the text.

Criticizing the large number of civilian casualties caused, Centcom maintains in the note that the deaths are unintended and that the coalition s & # 39; Strives to minimize the impact of operations on the population Civil society and the infrastructure of the countries in which it operates

The coalition led a total of 29,596 attacks between August 2014 and the end May 2018. During this period, according to the information available, the CJTF-OIR (acronym) According to the declaration of the US Central Command, at least 939 civilians were killed (Centcom, by its acronym in English).

Contrary to the figures of Centcom, the organization of independent journalists Airwars published last January that in 2017, the bombing of the "coalition against the" EIIL "had more than 6,000 dead in Iraq and Syria, a figure three times higher than in 2016.

The Iraqi and Syrian governments question the effectiveness of the US bombings and criticize the coalition for structural damage and the many civilian casualties they leave behind.

United States He has also been accused on numerous occasions of having aided extremist factions and attempted to prevent the advance of the armies of Syria and Iraq from terrorists.

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