[Ynet] An air strike by US-led forces on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Friday killed at least 17 civilians including two children, and maimed dozens more, a group monitoring the Syrian conflict said.
| Human shields are forbidden. When used, those hiding behind them are the ones deemed responsible, not the ones shooting through them. Also, in Syria it's the Arab forces who are doing much of the shooting. Ya gets whatcha don't pay for. |
US and Arab forces have been carrying out almost daily air raids against hardline jihadist groups in Syria, such as Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
, since last September and US-led forces are also targeting the group in Iraq. |