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: Putin takes hypocrisy to a new level with remarks on Raqqa civilian deaths
In an interview with Fox News following the Helsinki Summit on 16 July, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the high civilian death toll from the US-led Coalition’s aerial bombardment of Raqqa, Syria. Amnesty International’s Middle East Research Director Lynn Maalouf responded: “The US-led Coalition should absolutely face heightened scrutiny for its conduct in last year’s …
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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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