"This report was researched and written by Ole Solvang, deputy director of the Emergencies Division at Human Rights Watch"--Page 44. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Recommendations -- Methodology -- I. The global coalition to defeat ISIS -- II. Concerns about precautions to protect civilians -- III. Other strikes causing civilian casualties -- Acknowledgements. "On March 20, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) struck a school building in Mansourah, a town in northeast Syria ... . Two days later, what was likely a coalition aircraft struck a market and a bakery in Tabqa, a neighboring town. In both cases local activists claimed that the attacks had killed dozens of civilians. While coalition forces said, at the time of publication, that they were still assessing allegations that the attack on the Tabqa market killed civilians, they acknowledged that they struck the Mansourah school building, saying that the strike hit an ISIS intelligence headquarters and weapons storage facility, and that there was insufficient evidence to conclude that civilians were killed in that attack. [This report] provides evidence that civilians were killed in both attacks. ... The attacks raise concerns that the coalition failed to take all feasible precautions to minimize civilian casualties. In addition to the attacks on the Mansourah school and the Tabqa market, Human Rights Watch investigated three other attacks in the area that resulted in significant civilian casualties. Human Rights Watch calls on the US and other members of the coalition to take all feasible precautions to avoid or minimize civilian harm, and wherever possible, use the full range of intelligence sources available, including human intelligence, to ascertain the nature of a target and any civilian presence."--Back cover.
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