The US-led coalition has acknowledged responsibility for at least 220 civilian deaths

March 4, 2017 Cholo Brooks United States 0

Iraq, Syria, Coalition, Airwars, Civilians, Airstrikes, Islamic State Group

The US-led coalition fighting in IS in Iraq and Syria on Saturday acknowledged the deaths of 21 civilians in recent months, while independent monitors say the number is much higher.

The US-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria on Saturday acknowledged the deaths of 21 civilians in recent months.

The deaths bring to at least 220 the number of civilians killed since operations to defeat IS began in late summer 2014, though independent monitors say the real number is a lot higher.

A statement from the coalition said investigators had probed a series of reports alleging civilian deaths from airstrikes.

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Source: News Now/ The New Arab

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.