US military confirms 14 new civilian deaths in Iraq, Syria

The US military confirmed 14 new deaths resulting from the bombing campaign against the Islamic State group, bringing the total official toll to 55 killed.

The announcement from the US Central Command (Centcom) -- which oversees US military operations in the Middle East -- followed an internal investigation into six US airstrikes between July 28, 2015 and April 29, 2016.

"In each of the cases released today, the assessment determined that although all precautions were taken and the strikes complied with laws of armed conflict, civilian casualties unfortunately did occur," said Centcom in a statement.

Critics of the US-led air strikes have accused the coalition of underestimating the number of resulting civilian deaths.

The updated toll comes after the coalition announced Wednesday a formal investigation to determine whether its July 19 air strikes near Manbij in Syria claimed civilian lives...
 [By i24news - AFP ]
29/7/16
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