Coalition’s internal assessments of civilian casualties is markedly lower than other independent estimates during the 18-month war over Iraq and SyriaThe US-led military coalition has called its war against the Islamic State the “most precise air campaign in history” despite having identified 16 civilians mistakenly killed and another nine injured in strikes final summer.
Colonel Patrick Ryder,a spokesman for the coalition, told reporters on Friday he expects additional announcements” about civilian casualties in the “near future”, or pending ongoing internal investigations.
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Source: theguardian.com