Continued Cover-up – Civilian Casualties in the Air War of the US Alliance in Syria and Iraq
The following is a rush translation of the article "Fortgesetzte Vertuschung – zivile Opfer im Luftkrieg der US-Allianz in Syrien und Irak", which was published, slightly abridged, in Ossietzky 25/2016 from December, 17, 2016
When it comes to the military support of the Syrian government in Russia, Western politicians, media, and non-governmental organizations are fairly generous with the numbers of civilian casualties. 2,704 civilians were killed by Russian air force in the first year of their mission, they reported for example in August, referring to data provided from Syrian anti-government organizations. More civilians were killed by "Putin's bombs” than by the "Islamic state" (ISIS or arabic Daesh) were the headlines. [see e.g. Moscow ‘killing more civilians than Isis’ in Syria, Times, August 19, 2016] Concerning the victims of the air war of the US-led alliance in Syria and Iraq on the other hand, it is astonishingly quiet, even though statistics also point to hundreds, if not thousands, of civilian deaths.
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When it comes to the military support of the Syrian government in Russia, Western politicians, media, and non-governmental organizations are fairly generous with the numbers of civilian casualties. 2,704 civilians were killed by Russian air force in the first year of their mission, they reported for example in August, referring to data provided from Syrian anti-government organizations. More civilians were killed by "Putin's bombs” than by the "Islamic state" (ISIS or arabic Daesh) were the headlines. [see e.g. Moscow ‘killing more civilians than Isis’ in Syria, Times, August 19, 2016] Concerning the victims of the air war of the US-led alliance in Syria and Iraq on the other hand, it is astonishingly quiet, even though statistics also point to hundreds, if not thousands, of civilian deaths.
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JGuilliard - 7. Feb, 21:28
