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In Mosul, ISIS Had the Ingredients For a Frightening Weapon
When the Islamic State captured the city of Mosul in its 2014 blitzkrieg, the militant group obtained access to a highly lethal material that would have been useful for a “dirty weapon,” the Washington Post reports. In taking Mosul, the Islamic State controlled a city filled to the brim with with guns, bombs, rockets and…
Read MoreCivilian Casualties in Iraq and Syria Set to Double Under Trump
The number of civilian casualties inflicted in the U.S.-led coalition’s war on the Islamic State is set to double under the Trump administration, according to an investigation conducted by Airwars, a group that monitors noncombatant deaths in Iraq and Syria. Airwars estimates that at least 2,300 civilians were killed in coalition strikes overseen by the…
Read MoreUN War Crimes Investigators: US Effort to Free Raqqa Responsible for Staggering Loss of Life
Civilians still living in Raqqa have endured appalling barbarism under renegade control by the Islamic State caliphate for years, only to be duly punished by the U.S.-led coalition’s bombing campaign against the militants — the latter apparently so indiscriminate, U.N. war crimes investigators now say it has caused “staggering loss of life.” Coalition bombing of…
Read MoreUS-Led Coalition Admits To Using White Phosphorous In Mosul Iraq
There have been allegations that US-led coalition forces in Raqqa, Syria were using white phosphorous in civilian populated areas. Although is was denied, the United States is now admitting to using white phosphorous in Mosul, Iraq. Witnesses claimed to have seen the white phosphorous, which has a distinct look to it. Images and reports from…
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