US airstrikes kill 85 Syrian civilians, 'mistaken for ISIL'

[lego 44,165]

US military confirms it is investigating what could be one of the worst incidents of civilian deaths by coalition forces

At least 85 civilians, including almost a dozen children, have been killed after US air strikes targeted an area in northern Syria held by Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) fighters, a monitoring group has said.

Some eight families were reportedly wiped out in the IS-controlled village of Tokhar near Manbij on Tuesday (19 July), in what could be one of the deadliest bombings of civilians by coalition forces since the start of operations in the country.

The Turkey-based Syrian Institute for Justice said it feared the death toll could be far higher as rescuers continued to pull bodies from the rubble. Photographs of the aftermath showed several half-buried children being retrieved.

The US military confirmed it had conducted air strikes in the area and said it was investigating claims of civilian deaths.

"If the information supporting the allegation is determined to be credible, we will then determine the next appropriate step," the statement said. It added that the US military takes "all measures during the targeting process to avoid or minimize civilian casualties".

A second monitoring group, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, believed the air strikes were carried out in error after pilots mistook the civilians for IS fighters. It also reported a separate incident, on Sunday, in which six civilians in Manbij were killed by a coalition air strike, "including a woman with four of her children and an old man".

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/19/us-air-strike-in-syria-kills-up-to-85-civilians-mistaken-for-isi/

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/scores-of-civilians-killed-in-suspected-us-strikes-in-syria/2016/07/19/0246d5e0-89a4-458a-9c50-50095c9a12d9_story.html

 

https://theintercept.com/2016/07/19/civilian-death-toll-from-coalition-airstrikes-in-syria-could-be-single-largest-in-u-s-led-war-on-isis/

 

 

 

 

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[Buddy 5,686]

Uh oh, we're in danger now.

[lego 44,165]

Some eight families were hit as they tried to flee fighting in their area,

 

[lego 44,165]

Just now, M83 said:

Uh oh, we're in danger now.

 

Is that all you have to say...?

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

I am DISGUSTED tbh.

No wonder the middle east hates us. We are truly as bad as the terrorist. 

[monsterdino 32,001]

If this would happend in the USA, EVERYONE WOULD TALK ABOUT IT and THAT WOULD BE EVERYWHERE ON THE NEWS, but since is about Syria bearly anyone talks about this, its so sad and tragic.

[JDi 1,495]

1 minute ago, M83 said:

Uh oh, we're in danger now.

uh oh, a particularly telling response.

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

 Every gunman that has recently opened fire in the US has said they want "America to stop bombing (insert Middle East country here)" 

[brizoda 4,197]

I really doubt that America wants to kill ISIS

[Ethereal Mess 603]

The agony I feel for all of these innocent lives being swindled daily.... What exactly have they done to deserve such a horrendous demise? Those children have witnessed nothing but misery and turmoil in their short existences. Truly is saddening. No part of this earth is safe anymore, every territory is exposed to cruelty. We truly are savages and we need to open our eyes and stop this barbaric behavior before it is too late. KIDS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO LIVE IN HAPPINESS ARE BEING AMPUTATED AND CRUSHED UNDER ROCKS

[brizoda 4,197]

and nobody in the West is mourning them

[BuzzcutSeason 3,307]

I thought the ISIL headquarters was destroyed? Was that another incident?

 

That's really terrible, i wonder what made them go towards the wrong location

[BuzzcutSeason 3,307]

34 minutes ago, just4fun said:

 Every gunman that has recently opened fire in the US has said they want "America to stop bombing (insert Middle East country here)" 

I mean this situation is terrible, but there is a giant terrorist group 

 

 

[Dominic 11,922]

It's not the first time the US have got it wrong before. 

I doubt this will be reported in the media solely because it will paint the US military in a negative light. Innocent people caught in the middle of a war they never started. 

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

11 minutes ago, BuzzcutSeason said:

I mean this situation is terrible, but there is a giant terrorist group 

 

 

I agree. I just find it insufferable when Republican's act like nothing is being done about terrorism. We are constantly bombing their country and killing them frequently.