The New York Times reports that new documents obtained by the Pentagon show that US airstrikes in the Middle East were carried out on the basis of "extremely poor intelligence" in which thousands of civilians, including children, were killed.
According to the French news agency AFP, new intelligence documents state that 1,300 civilians have been killed.These secret documents disprove the government's claim that the war was fought with careful bombings.
According to the documents, the promises of transparency and accountability could not be fulfilled. None of the records provided contained references to misconduct or disciplinary action.
The Times reported that the investigation revealed that the actual number of civilian casualties was lower than the actual number reported.
On July 19, 2016, three ISIS groups were bombed in northern Syria (as reported) by US Special Forces.
Initial reports said 85 militants had been killed, including 120 farmers and other villagers.
Another example is the November 2015 attack in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, after which a man was seen dragging an "unknown heavy object," which was nothing but a child killed in the attack. Was
The report states that the United States recently withdrew its claim that a drone had struck a vehicle carrying explosives on a Kabul road in August. The drone strike killed 10 members of the same family.
According to the report, many of the survivors of the US attacks were left helpless, although they needed treatment, but only a few victims were offered condolences.
Capt. Bill Urban, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, told the Times that "despite the world's best technology, mistakes are made, whether they are due to insufficient information or misinterpretation of available information."
