At least 56 civilians killed in US-led airstrikes in Syria

[frandie2b]

Then you wonder how terrorists are created.


At least 56 civilians have died in US-led coalition air strikes near the Islamic State stronghold of Manbij in north Syria, opposition monitors say.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), which relies on a network of informants and doctors in the field, the bombings killed 56 civilians , including 11 children, in the village of Toukhar, ten kilometers north of Manbij.

This is the biggest blunder ever committed by the international coalition against the Islamic State organization (EI) since it came into action in the skies of Syria in September 2014. Dozens of nearby villagers of Manbij, a city of 50 000 held by the jihadist organization, 100 km northeast of Aleppo, were killed in air raids in the night from 18 to 19 July.
The coalition led by the US, which includes ten other members, including France and the UK, led since late May a major offensive in partnership with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDS), a Kurdish majority, to dislodge the EI this strategic crossroads.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36835671
http://www.lemonde.fr/syrie/article...-de-la-coalition-anti-ei_4972195_1618247.html

 

[ehtheist]

Do I smell another peace prize as a parting gift?

 

[Abezal]

What they aren't trying to spin it and blame the Russians.

That's fucked but that's war, there is no pretty perfect surgical strike where only the guy that deserves to die only dies.

 

[oldshadow]

It's a shame and we should do all we can to limit civilian deaths but its a war zone and bad things happen.

So would it be better to just not help to stop ISIS from taking over and just let them kill all the civilians they want instead?

 

[glennrod]

This makes the massacre in Nice seem OK now...and Paris, and Orlando..

 

[Winded Walrus]

but we aren't fighting in Syria… And Obama took all of our troops out of Iraq, there are no boots on the ground… Also, most Muslims are moderate and fully reject sharia law.

 

[glennrod]

By the way, good job of inadvertently telling us why we should not accept refugees from the Middle East...after all, we are bombing people over there, and if the refugees are reacting to that specifically, then they should probably get the FUCK out of our "horrible countries"..

 

[Dayman1984]

You should have just left it at how horrible it is that civilians died(which it most certainly is) . Instead, you had to throw in the completely misguided "this is how terrorists are created " trope.

Surely, civilian deaths radicalize some people, but if you think that is the primary driving factor you are in the dark.

 

[thebluerider]

RIP

 

[BruceLeeOnTRT]

I can't fault Pentagon for this. Islamic soldiers are notorious for hiding amongst civilian people. It's happened in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, etc. Any place where Muslims fight guerrilla warfare, they'll have families who hide them.

 

[Natty Dread]

Let's just stop then and let them multiply and regroup. Makes sense.

 

[Videer]

OMG but I thought that the MSM tried its best to cover up civilians killed by coalition campaign?! Reptilians y haf u failed us?

 

[lfd0311]

Everybody is a "civilian" to some extent, considering how they openly state the way they gather this information....

 

[Rational Poster]

You should have just left it at how horrible it is that civilians died(which it most certainly is) . Instead, you had to throw in the completely misguided "this is how terrorists are created " trope.

Surely, civilian deaths radicalize some people, but if you think that is the primary driving factor you are in the dark.

If you think the that the long term bombing and imperialism campaign against the middle east isn't radicalising them, you're in the dark as well.

The increase in radical islam can be directly correlated with the 2nd Iraq war and the Afghan conflict.

 

[Goonerview]

We need to pull out from that area, let them sort their own shit out and trade with whoever comes to power!

 

[NaughtyBoy]

I really feel sad when innocent people got killed in these type of situations.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

a guy that drops his gun is a civilian over there.

 

[Cid]

OMG but I thought that the MSM tried its best to cover up civilians killed by coalition campaign?! Reptilians y haf u failed us?

They don't cover it up they just hardly report on it because people don't care as much. This will get 1/10 the news coverage the gay muslim gunman got.

No big conspiracy these get glossed over because no one cares. Just watch as this thread struggles to get as many replies as Milo's twitter being banned for further evidence.

 

[slivercord]

Oh well time to change my facebook picture with their flag, how do you say "I'm Syrian" in their language?

 

[HunterSdVa29]

so, we drone them, and kill innocents: they want us dead, terrorists created....

their own people kill/murder/pillage their cities: .............

everything Saudi Arabia does:.........

sounds legit