No longer just a PR problem for the Assad regime and radical Syrian rebel groups, the monitoring organization has begun publishing allegations of civilian deaths at the hands of the U.S. military. And the observatorys founder, Rami Abdul Rahman, says hes not going to stop. We are going to continue to document all crimes committed against the Syrian people as long as there are hearts beating inside all of us because we do not follow any government or any international intelligence apparatus, Abdul Rahman told Foreign Policy. The Syrian Observatorys most recent allegations against Washington came on Sept. 29 when the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State militant group conducted eight airstrikes in villages in northern and eastern Syria. According to the group, one strike hit a grain silo in the town of Manbij, killing two civilians. There was no ISIS inside, Abdul Rahman told the Associated Press, using an acronym for the self-proclaimed Islamic State. The two victims brought the coalitions civilian death toll to 19, according to the group, a statistic that is damaging to regional perceptions of Americas role in the conflict.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:56:38 +0000