More than 30 dead after US-led coalition air strike hits school sheltering families near Raqqa

[JudyM]

Source: Telegraph UK

A suspected US air strike on a school being used as a shelter by families displaced from the Isil-held Syrian city of Raqqa killed at least 33 people on Tuesday, in the latest high civilian casualty raid by the coalition.
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The death toll is expected to rise, according to local activists, who said bodies were still being pulled from the rubble and many families were unaccounted for.

The nearest Isil installation to the site of the air strike was a religious school two miles away, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “All remaining hospitals in the countryside have been rendered inoperable,” said one activist from the anti-Isil group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.
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The White House is considering lifting rules of engagement enacted by the Obama administration that sought to avoid civilian deaths.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/22/30-displaced-people-killed-air-strike-isil-held-raqqa-hits-shelter/

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The film "Cries from Syria" greatly illuminates what's actually happening there, worth catching it if you have the time.

[LakeVermilion]

1. When we meet our maker,

and its all sorted out, a lot of American souls are going to be turned away.

[atreides1]

4. A lot, but limited to a specific group!

Only those Americans that continued to support attacks by a military bereft of any signs of humanity!!!!

[LakeVermilion]

18. I'll probably not get in for other sins,

but I want to be there when the truth is revealed. They are certainly not shamed in front of their voters.

[lunasun]

2. Rec to watch later thank you

[JudyM]

25. You might need to turn away a few times but it's well worth it. Very on-the-ground experience,

including during bombing near the filming location.

[ananda]

3. This is what happens without appropriate checks and balances ..

.. not only on government and its officials but also on the
military and the departments (such as ICE) that now have
no curbs to their behavior.

We are governed by a monster, and now the monster in
people comes out without shame.

It's like the uninhibited monster id on steroids.

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

[HoneyBadger]

6. Is there some reason that Trump keep killing children?

At least these were not 8 year old American girls

[Fred Sanders]

7. Bet the liberal American media will be all over this second American atrocity in Syria in a week?

And link this to the obligation for America to take in Syrian refugees, am I right?

And also to link this to perhaps Trump giving free reign to the Pentagon to terrorize the entire nation?

[EX500rider]

8. Anyone expecting ISIS to be bombed with zero mistakes is going to be disappointed...

....war is always bloody and messy.

Intel is not always right.

Also this could have been Russian/Syrian/Saudi jets etc..

However the alternative is letting Isis have it's way with the local population which long term will result in many more innocents killed.

[JudyM]

9. If only we weren't now connected to Putin, who has been intentionally targeting civilian sites.

[LanternWaste]

11. Your premise seems to imply the only two possibilities are either

Your premise seems to imply the only two possibilities are either Isis killing the local innocents or coalition aircraft killing local innocent civilians.

Though I realize it may appear daunting to overcome the bias that that human made conflicts can be solved by more than one and merely one solutions, it is however, possible.

[EX500rider]

12. Well ISIS is not going to respond to diplomacy.

So you either let them kill all they want or try and stop them with force.

Doing so will result in innocents being killed but the alternative is ISIS killing many more.

What's another solution that eliminates ISIS's ability to kill the locals?

[KingCharlemagne]

14. How do you know? - nt

[EX500rider]

15. How do i know ISIS won't stop being brutal thugs and killing?

Because that's the nature of the beast.
"pretty please stop killing people" will not work with them.

[KingCharlemagne]

20. Most wars and military conflicts end, not with the total

annihlation of one side by another (excluding the Old Testament and the first Crusade). Most end with some sort of negotiated settlement.

The problem with stating a position that "We never negotiate with terrorists" and then declaring armed adversaries like ISIS 'terrorists" is that you preclude one possible way to end the military conflict.

You strike me as the type that has a hammer and sees every problem as a nail.

N.B. Our puppet regime in Afghanistan is negotiating with the Taliban.

[EX500rider]

21. "You strike me as the type that has a hammer and sees every problem as a nail."

Some problems are nails.

[KingCharlemagne]

13. Oh, come on. The nearest ISIS facility was

2 miles away. This reeks not of "mistake," but of incompetence.

[EX500rider]

16. Somehow I doubt you have a accurate map of curret ISIS locations.

If you do please fwd it to the Coalition.

[KingCharlemagne]

19. It was stated right in the article the OP cites, for

Christ's sake.

My, you are dense.

[EX500rider]

22. I also doubt the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has a up to date accurate map of ISIS.

They aren't tied to one place.

My, you are dense.
My, you are pleasant.

[Bengus81]

23. Jesus...did you read the article??

The nearest Isil installation to the site of the air strike was a religious school two miles away, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

I thought laser guided smart bombs were better than being OFF by two miles. Something STINKS here and it's orange.

[EX500rider]

24. Does the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights..

.....have access to military grade recon satellites or UAVs or U-2s or electronic intercept aircraft?

If not, I'd take their assurance of location of ISIS forces with a grain of salt.

[Demsrule86]

10. I am horrified that this is being done in my name.

I hate Trump so much.

[IronLionZion]

17. Trump promised during the campaign to kill more innocent civilians

he said that Obama didn't kill enough people with his targeted strikes because he was too weak and soft.

Trump promised no pamphlet drops, no warnings, no avoiding children or women. Just more killing.

Are you sick of winning yet?

[mpcamb]

26. "The White House is considering lifting rules of engagement...that sought to avoid civilian deaths."

Looks like they already have.

And another thing: THE WHITE HOUSE didn't do this; the trump administration did.

And how many new terrorists did it spawn??
Thanks Donnie.