At Least 22,000 Civilians Killed by US Airstrikes Since 9/11: Watchdog

At Least 22,000 Civilians Killed by US Airstrikes Since 9/11: Watchdog
Smoke billows following an airstrike by U.S.-led international coalition forces targeting the ISIS terror group in Mosul, Iraq, on July 9, 2017. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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At least 22,679 civilians have been killed in U.S. airstrikes during the past 20 years in the global war on terror, according to the latest figures from the watchdog Airwars.

The United Kingdom-based Airwars released its report on civilian deaths on Sept. 6, ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Over the past two decades, the United States has initiated at least 91,340 airstrikes spanning seven countries, Airwars said.