US response to killing 10 women and children in ISIL assassination operation is silence.
The US government’s silence over the killing of 13 people in the assassination of the ISIS leader, 10 of whom were women and children, has become controversial among cyberspace users.
The US government’s attempt to cover up the killing of 13 civilians, including 10 women and children, in an operation in Syria that led to the death of an ISIS leader has provoked reactions from cyberspace users and activists.
Joe Biden said in a statement on Thursday (February 3rd) that Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, the new leader of ISIL, had been killed in an attack in northwestern Syria. According to Time, the operation, which took place in the village of Atmeh near the Turkish border, lasted for about two hours.
In initial statements, US government officials sought to distract the minds of those killed in the operation by focusing on the fact that no Americans were killed in the operation. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, for example, described the operation as “successful” and said “there were no American casualties.” “More information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.”
But the Associated Press quoted residents as saying they had seen several people fall at the scene. Just hours later, several groups active in Syria reported that the US operation had killed six children, four women and three others.
Joe Biden has always sought to absolve himself of responsibility after the US government’s attempt to cover up the casualties failed. “We urge the Department of Defense to exercise extreme caution in this operation to minimize civilian casualties,” he said in a speech a few hours earlier, given that the terrorist was surrounded by families, especially children. “We preferred to use special forces instead of bombing the area.”
“The task force has not yet completed its report, but we know that as our forces approach to apprehend the terrorist, he is in a cowardly act, regardless of the presence of families and others in the building,” he said. “He blew himself up, not just a suicide belt, but the entire third floor of the building.”
