In an article on the Iraqi refugee situation for civilians fleeing Fallujah, the spot of a sore battle between the Islamic State and the Iraqi government, the newspaper conveniently forgot what has gotten us to this point: withdrawing U.S. troops and leaving a power vacuum that the Islamic State filled.
No wonder the refugee crisis overwhelmed Europe; a lot of the country’s population fled beyond Syria’s borders if they could. The estimate that about 400,000 people were killed, wounded, or displaced as a result of the civil war. Photo by European Parliament
The Free Beacon reported: A U.S. Central Command official confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon on Monday that warning pamphlets were dropped on Islamic State targets 45 minutes before bombing sorties in order “to minimize the risks to civilians.” The confirmation comes on the heels of disclosures that U.S. military pilots were blocked from dropping […]
BBC News estimated about 16 more civilians died during fighting the past 24 hours, where pro-Russia rebels are pushing back Ukrainian government forces in eastern Ukraine.