Rights Group: 64 Civilians Killed in Syria Coalition Strike

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BEIRUT—
A Syrian rights group reported Monday that the death toll of civilians purportedly killed in airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition on a village controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen to 64, including 31 children, as the U.S. military said it is assessing whether to launch a formal investigation into the claim.

U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said that so far there was no information to indicate there were civilians present in the village. He said U.S. Central Command is assessing the claims of civilian deaths in order to determine if a formal investigation should be opened.

Earlier, U.S. Central Command spokesman Maj. Curtis Kellogg said there was no indication that any civilians were killed in the airstrikes Thursday night on the northern Syrian village of Bir Mahli.

Warren said the aircraft targeted 50 Islamic State fighters and their camp. Kellogg said a vehicle was also hit.

But the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which first reported the civilian deaths, said Monday at least 64 civilians were killed in the airstrikes on the remote village near the border city of Kobani.

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there was no information to indicate there were civilians present in the village

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Apart from the obvious; that villages are places where people live.

its a war and of course civilians will be killed, especially when the enemy make a habit of living among civilians.

Ye though some countries make a habit of killings civilians.

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Ye though some countries make a habit of killings civilians.

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true, silly of me to overlook that, but at least the geneva convention abiding IS boys don't do they.

Ye and two wrongs don't make a right.

Considering were supposed to be on the moral high ground,we do a good job of being scum.

cant be too respectful when taking on groups such as IS, you either go all out to win at all costs, or you just dont bother at all. they have threatened the west with all kinds of horrors and mayhem and it is better to try and get rid of them there than on the streets of london or new york or whatever town you and your family and me and my family live in.

it is not a fair world, it never has been, especially if you happen to have been born in and are trying to make a life in the middle east. thats just how it is, and quite frankly, if the whole of the middle east were razed to the ground, the world would breathe a long sigh of relief at being rid of those pesky troublemakers.

Though by killing innocents, you then gain more enemies, hence more extremists.

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Originally Posted by Horatio Hornblower

Though by killing innocents

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there's a War going on and in wars innocents get both barrels also unfortunately.

doesn't matter where the Muslims show up
they soon find an enemy who doesn't agree with their party line.
Netenyahu wants to end racism with black Jews
in n.ireland the christian kill christian
in m.e. muslim kill muslim
muslim kill christian
christian kill muslim
muslim want to kill the jew
jew want to wipe out the muslim
it's a mad house.