US Airstrike Likely Killed 4 Civilians in Iraq

The U.S. military says an airstrike on an Islamic State checkpoint in Iraq in March probably killed four civilians, and one of them may have been a child. In a rare statement acknowledging civilian deaths, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command said it investigated the incident after a woman said her car had been destroyed with civilians inside. U.S. military investigators concluded that the Iraqi checkpoint was a valid target and said all reasonable measures were taken to avoid civilian...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - vendredi 20 novembre 2015