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U.S. Says 800 Civilians Killed in ISIS Fight; Monitors Say True Toll Far Higher

HeadlineDec 01, 2017

The Pentagon said Thursday that U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have killed at least 800 civilians since the launch of a war against ISIS in 2014. The military’s figure is vastly lower than estimates from human rights observers, including Amnesty International. The journalistic monitoring group Airwars says it has documented at least 5,961 civilians killed in Iraq and Syria by U.S.-led coalition attacks aimed at ISIS.

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