US air wars in Middle East ‘deeply flawed’: Report

Posted: 20th December 2021

US’s air wars in Middle East marked by ‘flawed intelligence’ and ‘faulty targeting’ that led to hundreds of civilian deaths, NYT investigation finds.

Poor or inadequate surveillance footage often contributed to deadly targeting failures, the report said [File: US Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe via AP)

Published On 19 Dec 202119 Dec 2021

Newly obtained Pentagon documents show the United States’ air wars in the Middle East have been marked by “deeply flawed intelligence” and “faulty targeting” that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 civilians over the last decade, according to a New York Times investigation.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/19/us-air-strikes-led-to-deaths-of-thousands-of-civilians-rep…