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New York Times reported two series of Pantagone’s documents on the failure of deadly airstrikes of the Middle East. The documents revealed minimal accountability, flawed intelligence, false targeting, including civilian deaths. The document has 1,300 reports of civilian casualties undercutting the government’s portrayal of the war.
Several of these cases have been reported by The Times.
The number of civilian deaths has been reduced to several hundred. The documents hold no records of any disciplinary action on the wrongdoings.
The documents record several incidents that missed targets and caused unwanted deaths of civilians.
On 2016, July 19, American Special Forces targeted three spots that were considered ISISI Staging Areas, on the outskirts of Tokhar, a riverside hamlet in Northern Syria. The reports on that day said 85 fighters were killed. However, in reality, the target hit was far from the frontline which was a nighttime shelter for farmers who took sanctuary in the home for avoiding bombs and firings. 125 villagers were killed in the attack.
In 2017, in Iraq, An American plan struck a dark-colored car at the intersection of Wadi Hajar Neighborhood of West Mosul. The vehicle was suspected to be a car bomb. The investigation revealed that the car was carrying a family who was trying to get away from the fighting nearby. The family had two minor children along with their parents.
The New York Times has published only the first series of the report.