Disappointing Pentagon communiqué spurns liability for civilian casualties Coalition strikes destroyed 80% of Raqqa, killing hundreds of civilians Ongoing Amnesty International investigation reveals evidence of dozens of new civilian victims The US-led Coalition’s ongoing failure to admit to, let alone adequately investigate, the shocking scale of civilian deaths and destruction it caused in Raqqa is …
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Raqqa: Australia must stop dodging questions on ADF contribution to civilian casualties
Following the long-overdue admission over the weekend by the US-led coalition that flattened Raqqa in Syria to the civilian deaths documented in Amnesty International’s June 2018 report, War of Annihilation, Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed said: “Australia must now follow the lead of its partners in the US-led Coalition and come clean …
Syria: US-led Coalition ‘deeply in denial’ about civilian casualties in Raqqa
Evidence on the ground contradicts Coalition’s artificially low civilian casualty figures Coalition’s reporting is inadequate, vague and dismisses almost all civilian casualty allegations as “non-credible” Ground forces point to “mistakes” and “unsuccessful air strikes” resulting in “huge human and material losses” The Australian Government must be open and transparent about the extent to which Australia …
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Syria: Raqqa in ruins and civilians devastated after US-led ‘war of annihilation’
Amnesty International carried out field investigations in the destroyed city US-led Coalition fired vast number of imprecise explosive weapons in populated civilian areas Even Coalition precision bombs took a horrendous toll on civilians Hundreds of civilians killed and then ‘Islamic State’ fighters allowed to leave From amid the rubble of Raqqa, civilians are asking …
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Iraq: Mosul civilian death toll reportedly more than ten times official estimates
Responding to reports made by the Associated Press that between 9000 to 11000 civilians have been killed in the battle for Mosul, Lynn Maalouf, Head of Research for Amnesty International in the Middle East said: “We are horrified, but not surprised, by these new figures. These numbers are directly in line with our previous findings …
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Australia-Saudi Arabia relationship opacity regarding Yemen ‘unacceptable’
In light of today’s Defence Estimates, Amnesty International is concerned that Defence Minister Marise Payne has not adequately explained the Royal Australian Navy’s recent training exercises with Saudi Arabia’s Navy and also what defence materiel has been sold to Saudi Arabia while it is imposing its devastating blockade on Yemen. Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns …
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