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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russian airstrikes in Syria killed 2,000 civilians in six months
2016-03-16
First class hand-wringing from the Guardian...
Russian airstrikes in Syria have killed about 2,000 civilians in six months of attacks on markets, hospitals, schools and homes, rights groups and observers say, warning that plans for a military drawdown may not mean an end to the deaths.

Moscow has insisted it carried out only surgical strikes on “terrorists”, but victims and fighters say bombers strayed well behind frontlines in areas far from strongholds of Islamic State or al-Qaida fighters.

Jets appear to have intentionally bombed civilian areas, in a campaign to spread fear and clear areas where government ground troops were planning to advance. Coalition airstrikes led by the US have also killed civilians, but have stricter rules of engagement.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  2000 civilians
1100 ISIS
1700 other Assad opponents (including US backed groups)

and in territory, the Assad coalition re took a half dozen towns and a few thousand sq miles of territory

Posted by: lord garth   2016-03-16 09:10  

#1  2000/250000 = 0.008
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-03-16 03:17  

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