Big news out of Ramadi yesterday was that we 'surgically' bombed the city and killed '70 insurgents'. No, we killed 31 insurgents and 39 civilians which included 18 children, three of which were 4, 6 and 8 years old.
We are becoming what we hate...
Iraqi Civilians Killed in U.S. Raid
Children Said to Be Among the Dead
The U.S. military said it killed a total of 70 insurgents in Sunday's airstrikes, and, in a statement,
said it knew of no civilian deaths.
Fuad was one of the fathers and brothers gathered under the funeral tent on Monday, as mothers and other female family members mourned in the privacy of their home, in accordance with Islamic tradition. Fuad said the dead included his 4-year-old son, Saad Ahmed Fuad, and his 8-year-old daughter, Haifa Ahmed Fuad.
Fuad said he was unable to find one of his 8-year-old daughter's legs, and had to bury her without them.
Another boy, 6-year-old Muhammed Salih Ali, was buried in a plastic bag after relatives collected what they believed to be parts of his body, mourners said.
Fuad listed the names and ages of what he said were five of the other children killed.
Residents said late Monday that 10 other children were killed in the same strike. The names, ages and other details of the other alleged child victims could not immediately be obtained Monday night after the
funeral.
Big news out of Ramadi yesterday was that we 'surgically' bombed the city and killed '70 insurgents'. No, we killed 31 insurgents and 39 civilians which included 18 children, three of which were 4, 6 and 8 years old.
We are becoming what we hate...
Iraqi Civilians Killed in U.S. Raid
Children Said to Be Among the Dead
The U.S. military said it killed a total of 70 insurgents in Sunday's airstrikes, and, in a statement, said it knew of no civilian deaths.
Fuad was one of the fathers and brothers gathered under the funeral tent on Monday, as mothers and other female family members mourned in the privacy of their home, in accordance with Islamic tradition. Fuad said the dead included his 4-year-old son, Saad Ahmed Fuad, and his 8-year-old daughter, Haifa Ahmed Fuad.
Fuad said he was unable to find one of his 8-year-old daughter's legs, and had to bury her without them.
Another boy, 6-year-old Muhammed Salih Ali, was buried in a plastic bag after relatives collected what they believed to be parts of his body, mourners said.
Fuad listed the names and ages of what he said were five of the other children killed.
Residents said late Monday that 10 other children were killed in the same strike. The names, ages and other details of the other alleged child victims could not immediately be obtained Monday night after the funeral.
