'Staggering' civilian deaths from U.S.-led air strikes in Raqqa Syria - U.N.

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Reuters

United Nations war crimes investigators said on Wednesday that intensified coalition air strikes supporting an assault by U.S.-backed forces on Islamic State's stronghold of Raqqa in Syria were causing a "staggering loss of civilian life".

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a group of Kurdish and Arab militias supported by a U.S.-led coalition, began to attack Raqqa a week ago with the aim of taking it from the jihadists. The SDF, supported by heavy coalition air strikes, have taken territory to the west, east and north of the city.

Paulo Pinheiro, chairman of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry also told the Human Rights Council that 10 agreements between the Syrian government and armed groups to evacuate fighters and civilians from besieged areas, including eastern Aleppo, "in some cases amount to war crimes" as civilians had "no choice".

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-warcrimes-idUKKBN19511V?il=0

[Achilleaze]

1. Doubleplusungood to have the republican Draft Dodger in Chief

calling down bombs to try and make himself look good.

Peace to all the innocent civilian victims and their families.

[atreides1]

3. He isn't

He gave that authority to the commander in the field...that way he can't be held accountable for civilian casualties inflicted by US air strikes or artillery support!!!


He did the same thing with his Trump University, its failings were the fault of those he delegated to run it, and not his!!!


These generals in command think that he has their back, that's why the MOAB was dropped in Afghanistan, by order of the US commander on the ground...the same thing with these strikes in Syria...the US commander on the ground is solely responsible for all civilian casualties!

[Blue_Adept]

2. And this is how we create more terrorists

[sinkingfeeling]

4. I'm considering renouncing my citizenship

[7962]

5. Blame goes top those cowardly hiding behind civilians.

But thats the mentality of the enemy

[Stuart G]

6. Very Sad...

[IronLionZion]

7. Literally a campaign promise. Specifically to kill more women and children

No one should be surprised by this. He always claimed Obama was so weak and soft for not killing enough civilians and so stupid for dropping leaflets urging them to evacuate before bombing runs.

Cheeto-faced Twitler promised to do this and deplorables voted for it enthusiastically since the people killed are brown.

[dhill926]

8. winning hearts and minds....

jesus fucking christ.

[Sunlei]

9. actions approved by Republicans have killed thousands of innocents in just a few months.

In Iraq there are numerous dead bodies.,

men with marks of torture, hands still tied, blindfolded- dumped by the sides of the roads.

As civies pour out of their bombed 'neighborhoods' , the men and boys are being pulled out and ??? all turning up dead, dumped by roadsides.