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Pentagon failed to disclose up to thousands of air strikes: report

 Pentagon failed to disclose up to thousands of air strikes: report

Pentagon says that Ramadi’s fall is a setback.jpg

Pentagon says that Ramadi’s fall is a setback.jpg
(Reuters/IraqiNews.com) The Pentagon has failed to disclose up to thousands of air strikes the U.S. military carried out over several years in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan against militants in those countries, the Military Times reported on Sunday.

Last year, the United States carried out at least 456 air strikes in Afghanistan that were not documented in a U.S. Air Force database, the website reported. The air strikes were conducted by U.S. Army helicopters and drones.

The incomplete data could go back to October 2001, according to the Military Times, which describes itself as an independent news organization.

The Pentagon and Army did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The United States is already leading an international military coalition against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria which has fought the militant group since it took over large areas of both countries to establish a so-called “Islamic Caliphate”. Coalition forces have provided combat and advisory assistance to Syrian opposition militias and Iraqi government forces in their battles against IS which has lost a vast majority of territories under its control at both countries.

Last Tuesday, the coalition said it carried out 32 airstrikes against the extremist group in Iraq and Syria in 24 hours.

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