“The
US, which is leading a bombing campaign against purported ISIL
positions in Syria and Iraq, is intentionally avoiding carrying out
attacks against certain high-profile ISIL targets in the two
countries despite having precise information about them, a report
says. According to a report published by The New York Times on
Tuesday, US intelligence officers have identified seven buildings as
'the main headquarters' of ISIL in the Syrian city of Raqqa, located
550 kilometers (341 miles) northeast of the capital, Damacus.
However, the report said, the buildings have gone 'untouched' during
the US-led bombing campaign, which started in September 2014.”
“The
New York Times report said that heavily-armed ISIL militants 'paraded
triumphantly' in the streets of Ramadi, the provincial capital of
Iraq’s western province of al-Anbar, last week without being
targeted by the US. 'They rolled on unscathed by coalition fighter
bombers.' The refusal by the US to target the “obvious” ISIL
targets comes while 'American and allied warplanes are equipped with
the most precise aerial arsenal ever fielded.' Some Iraqi military
officers argue that the US is allowing columns of the ISIL terrorists
free movement on the battlefield too frequently.”
“The
report said US officials attempt to justify the inaction on the ISIL
targets by presenting concerns that carrying out airstrikes against
them could potentially cause collateral damage.”
The excuse of collateral damage
provided by the US officials to justify the inaction on ISIL targets,
sounds ridiculous considering that in all previous wars (Yugoslavia,
Iraq, etc.), the US was justifying the death of thousands of
civilians as unavoidable collateral damage.
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