To demonstrate that commitment, CIVIC recommends: The US has often publicly said it cares about civilians’ well-being, but actions must back up the rhetoric. The US should commit to making the protection of civilians a strategic priority for counter-ISIS operations. The US and Iraqis should have known better and not given it to them.” Recommendations: “ The bottom line is that ISIS wants mass casualty events. “We also call for Iraq and the United States to fully acknowledge the harm this incident has done to the families of the victims, and to make amends to both dignify the victims and assuage anger and resentment amongst the population. There is obviously a lot of work that remains to be done. “That’s why CIVIC has repeatedly cautioned against over-reliance on air power by the US-led coalition in the fight against ISIS in densely populated areas, as well as for better training of Iraqi forces on the use of force to protect civilians. “The brutality of ISIS does not absolve the US and its allies of responsibility to protect civilians from harm indeed, the coalition’s duty to harm as few civilians as possible is even greater because of it. That means US tactics must change. Iraqi and coalition forces should have done the same and taken the necessary precautions, including considering alternatives tactics to engage ISIS. In Afghanistan, the US military learned the hard way and adopted a default assumption that civilians could be present at all targets. “ Not knowing about a specific booby-trap is understandable-assuming the absence of civilians is not. But most civilians did not leave western Mosul, and ISIS tactics of booby-trapping buildings and using civilians as human shields is well-known. “The report states that the Target Engagement Authority (TEA) didn’t know that ISIS had booby-trapped the building or that many civilians had taken shelter there. “While CIVIC welcomes the timeliness and public release of the summary, we need to know what actions will be taken to prevent such cases of civilian harm from occurring in the future, and what will be done to make amends to the affected families. troops in East Africa to Somalia as the administration looks to reestablish a small presence in the country to counter al-Shabaab, al Qaeda’s largest and best-financed global affiliate.WASHINGTON (May 25, 2017) - In response to the release of the summarized findings of the US investigation into the March 17, 2017, air strike in Mosul that left up to 200 civilians dead, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) Executive Director Federico Borello issued the following statement: The strikes follow President Biden’s May decision to redeploy up to 500 U.S. “Violent extremist organizations like al-Shabaab present long-term threats to Somali, regional and U.S. remain committed to fighting al-Shabaab to prevent the deaths of innocent civilians,” the statement notes. “The Federal Government of Somalia and the U.S. 9 conducted three airstrikes outside Beledweyne - also in support of the Somali National Army - that killed four al-Shabaab terrorists. military strike in Somalia within a week. Two inspectors from international nuclear agency to remain at Ukrainian nuclear plant Zelensky hits Moscow over gas export delay: ‘Russia wants to destroy the normal life of every European’ The command’s initial assessment found that no civilians were injured or killed as part of the strikes, the statement claimed. The airstrike targeted the al Qaeda-linked fighters on Sunday in a remote location near Teedaan, in Somalia’s central region, as the militants were “actively attacking Somali National Army forces,” according to a statement from U.S. airstrike against al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia killed 13 militants, the deadliest such strike against the extremist group in months. Defense officials on Wednesday claimed a U.S.
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