Pentagon says 352 civilians killed in strikes on Isis in Iraq and Syria

• US total since 2014 much lower than estimates by outside groups
• Airwars puts total killed by coalition strikes at 3,164

Staff and agencies
Sunday 30 April 2017 18.09 BST

At least 352 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the US military said on Sunday.

The military tally is far below those of other outside groups. Monitoring group Airwars, for example, estimates that 3,164 civilians have been killed by coalition air strikes. Reports from Mosul, Iraq, last month detailed one strike in which at least 150 civilians were killed.

“We regret the unintentional loss of civilian lives ... and express our deepest sympathies to the families and others affected by these strikes,” the Pentagon said in a statement.

“All feasible precautions were taken”, the statement said, but strikes resulted in “unintentional” loss of civilian life.

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