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Panic spreads in Iraq, Syria as record numbers of civilians are reported killed in U.S. strikes
The Washington Post ^ | March 28th, 2017 | By Loveday Morris and Liz Sly

Posted on 03/28/2017 9:04:58 PM PDT by Mariner

MOSUL, Iraq — A sharp rise in the number of civilians reported killed in U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria is spreading panic, deepening mistrust and triggering accusations that the United States and its partners may be acting without sufficient regard for lives of noncombatants.

The increase comes as local ground forces backed by air support from a U.S.-led coalition close in on the Islamic State’s two main urban bastions — Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq.

In front-line neighborhoods in western Mosul, families described cowering in basements for weeks as bombs rained down around them and the Islamic State battled from their rooftops. Across the border in Raqqa, residents desperately trying to flee before an offensive begins are being blocked by the militants, who frequently use civilians as human shields.

Throughout his election campaign, President Trump pledged to target Islamic State militants more aggressively, criticizing the U.S. air campaign for being too “gentle” and asking for a reassessment of battlefield rules. The United States has denied there has been any shift and defended the conduct of its campaign.

But figures compiled by monitoring organizations and interviews with residents paint an increasingly bloody picture, with the number of casualties in March already surpassing records for a single month.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fake; fakenews; hoax
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Like Europe in 1945, many are supporters and collaborators. Some were not smart enough to get out, others not able.

Hopefully those who are not will be spared, but there will be innocent casualties if one wishes to win.

And it looks like this president quietly intends to kill all the bad guys.

1 posted on 03/28/2017 9:04:58 PM PDT by Mariner
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WaPo is blocked by the chrome Block Site extension, but I love the headline.


2 posted on 03/28/2017 9:06:57 PM PDT by monkeybrau
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And who’s generating these “reports” of all the dead “civilians”?

I still remember the time when every dead jihadiscum with a smartphone camera was declared to be an unlawfully killed “independent journalist”.


3 posted on 03/28/2017 9:07:45 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Mariner

Somebody infamous once said “war is hell”.


4 posted on 03/28/2017 9:09:57 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King! Forgive my misspelling when on my tablet)
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To: Mariner

Fewer will die than would die under ISIS. I believe Russia is doing Syria and we’ve got Iraq.


5 posted on 03/28/2017 9:10:03 PM PDT by McGavin999
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To: Mariner

We never heard about all the killing Obama bragged about. Many were our own troops.

But boy oh boy, WaPo really cares now.


6 posted on 03/28/2017 9:10:04 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Mariner

I smell WaPo whine...


7 posted on 03/28/2017 9:11:09 PM PDT by W. (Bock, bock, bock!)
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To: dforest

They are just doing what they do and have always done.

But be of good cheer as this is good news, worthy of celebration.


8 posted on 03/28/2017 9:13:24 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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By Loveday Morris and Liz Sly

Odd names
Freelance women at home in the most dangerous areas of the Middle East suggest something
9 posted on 03/28/2017 9:13:38 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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The UN needs to get non Islamics out. ISIS needs to be held responsible for not letting “civilians” go free.


10 posted on 03/28/2017 9:13:40 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: dforest

And there’s no mention of ISIS using civilians as human shields.


11 posted on 03/28/2017 9:13:52 PM PDT by Socon-Econ
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To: Mariner

Fake news. The old civilian numbers always goes up with Repubs.


12 posted on 03/28/2017 9:14:21 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Grimmy

bttt


13 posted on 03/28/2017 9:14:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Paladin2

They are being held responsible now and are paying with their lives.


14 posted on 03/28/2017 9:15:07 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: dforest

People are starving in Africa now too that Trump is president. Not one child starved under Omama. Watch the reports.


15 posted on 03/28/2017 9:15:56 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where's your brothers ElCamino ?)
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To: Mariner

And Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and others didn’t take any of them in.

Too bad.


16 posted on 03/28/2017 9:16:02 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: Mariner

Trump is killing ISIS instead of arming, funding, and protecting them.


17 posted on 03/28/2017 9:16:05 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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Funny how civilian casualties coincide with Republican presidencies.


18 posted on 03/28/2017 9:16:06 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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“And there’s no mention of ISIS using civilians as human shields.”

Yes there is, and it’s in the posted excerpt. All you have to do is read 4 lines down from the headline.

Sheesh.


19 posted on 03/28/2017 9:16:17 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Couldn’t happen to a nicer buncha Jihadists.


20 posted on 03/28/2017 9:16:44 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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