Report: US-led Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria Killed Many Civilians

U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria likely have killed hundreds of civilians

A boy and his sisters watch graffiti artists spray on a wall, commemorating the victims who were killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, May 18, 2015. AP Photo/Hani Mohammed

BAGHDAD—U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria likely have killed hundreds of civilians, a report by an independent monitoring group said Monday. The coalition had no immediate comment.

The report by Airwars, a project aimed at tracking the international airstrikes targeting the extremists, said it believed 57 specific strikes killed at least 459 civilians and caused 48 suspected “friendly fire” deaths.

While Airwars noted the difficulty of verifying information in territory held by the ISIS group, which has beheaded journalists and shot dead activists, other groups have reported similar casualties from the U.S.-led airstrikes.

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