The Ministry of Defence knew of the bombing attack on the Iraqi town of Hawija, in 2015, is more able, than was shown by the risk assessment. This is evident from documents provided by the central Government on Monday has been released. Due to the bombardment fell at least seventy civilians killed.
In the document, it is stated that prior to the war, “Collateral Damage Estimate” (C) is carried out. This will be calculated and how big the risks are that the attack will bring.
in Addition, the C’s looked to Defence to attack, which in the past have been carried out and some additional explosions, as a result of the bombs to the damage it would cause. It was found that the damage from the bombings was bigger than that the C had to be calculated.
However this damage is expected to be within the complex, and continue to be, that the Defence wanted to attack. Also, the mission had only in property damage must be led, by the middle of the night it was performed. The officer had to determine whether or not the attack was to take place, decided that the military advantage is more important than the possible damage.
The pilot, who’s mission were to perform, according to the ministry of Defence is attack, cleanly and without errors, run”. Also, it would be the correct target is hit. The collateral damage from the mission, it came down to the 400’s buildings.
Government concealed civilians killed for a long period of time,
In June 2015, carried out by Dutch F-16’s bombing raid on a bommenfabriek of it. The attack was in a residential area had been destroyed. The factory proved to be much more explosive than previously assumed.
There were at least seventy dead. Also got about a hundred people were injured. The Dutch government decided in October to admit, after all the civilians killed have been previously given.
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