Amnesty international says that the US-led coalition’s admission to killing scores of civilians during its operations is just the tip of the iceberg.
On Tuesday, Amnesty noted that its research prompted the US-led military coalition to admit to killing dozens of civilians in its offensive against Daesh in Raqqah in Syria.
It further stressed that the US must immediately start “thorough, independent” investigations to expose the full scale of civilian deaths and reimburse the victims and survivors.
“The US-led Coalition’s admission of responsibility is not surprising given the level of our evidence, and marks a welcome U-turn in its stance on the many civilians killed by its Raqqa offensive,” Senior Crisis Response Adviser at Amnesty International Donatella Rovera said.
“But this is only the tip of the iceberg. Our detailed field investigations covered just four cases – but the many survivors and witnesses we spoke to on the ground…