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I read that nineteen were

Aaron Carine — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:17:48 +0000

In reply to ......the marines...operated

I read that nineteen were killed in the Shinwar massacre, but maybe there was more than one estimate. I don't know if it happened or not.

......the marines...operated

NCD — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:29:26 +0000

In reply to I found there's a lot more

......the marines...operated within the confines of the Law of Armed Conflict when it engaged militants ....

That's it from the link. No mention that casualties different than above.

I found there's a lot more

artappraiser — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:14:46 +0000

In reply to The 2007 article said:

I found there's a lot more detail here at this Marine Times story but my eyes glaze over at a lot of the military lingo in it and I give up on making sense of it, maybe you'd like to try, maybe not.

The 2007 article said:

NCD — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 04:39:03 +0000

In reply to These Marines were falsely accused of war crimes. Twelve years later, they have vindication.

The 2007 article said:

1. 5 humvees with rookie unit hit with car bomb on approach to vilage to " meet with elders. "

2. Marine casualties: one, lightly wounded by shrapnel.

3. Marines subsequently inflict 47 casualties, 12 dead, dead including 2 under 5 children and at least one female, in 5 separate locations as they exited the valley.

"False accusations" of. ......??

We should be skeptical when

Aaron Carine — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 01:30:45 +0000

In reply to These Marines were falsely accused of war crimes. Twelve years later, they have vindication.

We should be skeptical when the military exonerates itself of war crimes. I'm suspending judgment until an independent investigation--by the United Nations or Human Rights Watch--declares that the Shinwar massacre never happened.