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The numbers will increase definitely, because the fighting is closing in toward the center, or the more populated area in Tripoli, where then there is a higher likelihood that more and more civilians will be trapped in the cross-fire and there will be more and more civilian casualties. – Syed Jaffar Hussain	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We take all allegations of civilian casualties seriously regardless of their origin, our assessments found that no AFRICOM airstrike resulted in any civilian casualty or injury. Our assessments are based on post-strike analysis using intelligence methods not available to non-military organizations. – Africa Command	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I can confirm there are 2 fatalities at this stage and a small number of other casualties, at this stage the cause of the incident is unknown, however police have commenced a full investigation into the circumstances. – Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Department of Defense to submit a report on civilian casualties caused as a result of United States military operations. – United States	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Before the clashes began, we thought there were 1,000-1,500 terrorists. In the past three days, of course, the terrorists endured casualties and today about 200 terrorists surrendered, so we think the number of terrorists could be around 1,000 give or take, in addition to civilians stuck inside. – Mostafa Bali	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There are no civilian casualties in this building. But there may be dead civilians under the collapsed Hilco UK restaurant which is also nearby. – Captain Mohamed	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
So far there are no (civilian) casualties but there is panic among people, we have an evacuation plan in place and if need arises we will evacuate people to safer areas. – Rahul Yadav	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Two The US service members, one Department of Defense( DoD) civilian and one contractor supporting DoD were killed and three service members were injured while conducting a local engagement in Manbij, Syria, initial reports indicate an explosion caused the casualties, and the incident is under investigation. – The US	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Our noncombat support focuses on improving coalition processes and procedures, especially regarding compliance with the law of armed conflict and best practices for reducing the risk of civilian casualties. – The Pentagon	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Republican candidates have effectively abandoned the voters they are campaigning to represent -- standing by Trump's disastrous trade war as farmers, manufacturers and small businesses in their communities are hurt, trade War Watch will keep a running tab of the casualties of the trade war to make clear to voters that Republicans are not on their side. – Amelia Penniman	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We don't know whether all of the victims are employees of the ministry or other civilians as well, ...The ministry has a kindergarten where the employees bring their children. Casualties among those children is possible but for the moment we don't know exactly. – Fraidoon Azhand	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The Palestinians're pushing civilians – women, children – into the line of fire with a view of getting casualties. We try to minimize casualties. The Palestinians're trying to incur casualties in order to put pressure on Israel, which is horrible. – Benjamin Netanyahu	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
They fire artillery, there are often casualties and the civilians scatter into the jungle. – Hau Kha	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There are reports that large numbers of people have been displaced from Yarmouk Camp to the neighbouring area of Yalda. There are also reports of civilian casualties. – Christopher Gunness	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Every sale we do is done on a case-by-case basis, we have been very, very focused, especially in this administration and in tandem with Congress, on trying to give our partners -- our strategic partners overseas -- the ability to avoid civilian casualties especially, where we can. – Tina Kaidanow	Found on CNN 6 years ago
We have been very, very focused, especially in this administration and in tandem with Congress, on trying to give our partners -- our strategic partners overseas -- the ability to avoid civilian casualties especially, where we can. – Tina Kaidanow	Found on CNN 6 years ago
The success of the Afghan operations around the country, supported by Resolute Support and U.S. forces, have caused the enemy high casualties everywhere. This has caused them to stop their attempts to seize provincial capitals, to stop trying to cease districts. – John Nicholson	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Americans are at risk and unfortunately there’re probably going to be continued American casualties in this campaign. – Kenneth McKenzie	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
There has been no change to our rules of engagement, and there has been no change to our continued extraordinary efforts to avoid innocent civilian casualties. – James Mattis	Found on CNN 6 years ago
All crime is terrible, but these victims are unique — and often too ignored, they are casualties of crimes that should never have taken place — because the people who victimized them often times should not have been in the country in the first place. – Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Precautions were taken to avoid civilian casualties with this air strike. – Ashraf Ghani	Found on CNN 7 years ago
As always, we examined how best to avoid civilian casualties in the execution of the strike and our actions were successful. – The Pentagon	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
In an effort to protect themselves, a lot of families would cram into homes that they believed would be the sturdiest, but as the fighting pushed forward, as airstrikes were called in, there have been significant civilian casualties. – Arwa Damon	Found on CNN 7 years ago
We are aware of reports on airstrikes in Mosul resulting in civilian casualties, the Coalition conducted several strikes near Mosul and [coalition forces are] looking in to these reports.The Department of Defense takes all reports of civilian casualties very seriously and assesses all incidents as thoroughly as possible. – Eric Pahon	Found on FOX News 7 years ago

The numbers will increase definitely, because the fighting is closing in toward the center, or the more populated area in Tripoli, where then there is a higher likelihood that more and more civilians will be trapped in the cross-fire and there will be more and more civilian casualties.

– Syed Jaffar Hussain

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We take all allegations of civilian casualties seriously regardless of their origin, our assessments found that no AFRICOM airstrike resulted in any civilian casualty or injury. Our assessments are based on post-strike analysis using intelligence methods not available to non-military organizations.

– Africa Command

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I can confirm there are 2 fatalities at this stage and a small number of other casualties, at this stage the cause of the incident is unknown, however police have commenced a full investigation into the circumstances.

– Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Department of Defense to submit a report on civilian casualties caused as a result of United States military operations.

– United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Before the clashes began, we thought there were 1,000-1,500 terrorists. In the past three days, of course, the terrorists endured casualties and today about 200 terrorists surrendered, so we think the number of terrorists could be around 1,000 give or take, in addition to civilians stuck inside.

– Mostafa Bali

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There are no civilian casualties in this building. But there may be dead civilians under the collapsed Hilco UK restaurant which is also nearby.

– Captain Mohamed

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

So far there are no (civilian) casualties but there is panic among people, we have an evacuation plan in place and if need arises we will evacuate people to safer areas.

– Rahul Yadav

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Two The US service members, one Department of Defense( DoD) civilian and one contractor supporting DoD were killed and three service members were injured while conducting a local engagement in Manbij, Syria, initial reports indicate an explosion caused the casualties, and the incident is under investigation.

– The US

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Our noncombat support focuses on improving coalition processes and procedures, especially regarding compliance with the law of armed conflict and best practices for reducing the risk of civilian casualties.

– The Pentagon

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Republican candidates have effectively abandoned the voters they are campaigning to represent -- standing by Trump's disastrous trade war as farmers, manufacturers and small businesses in their communities are hurt, trade War Watch will keep a running tab of the casualties of the trade war to make clear to voters that Republicans are not on their side.

– Amelia Penniman

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We don't know whether all of the victims are employees of the ministry or other civilians as well, ...The ministry has a kindergarten where the employees bring their children. Casualties among those children is possible but for the moment we don't know exactly.

– Fraidoon Azhand

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The Palestinians're pushing civilians – women, children – into the line of fire with a view of getting casualties. We try to minimize casualties. The Palestinians're trying to incur casualties in order to put pressure on Israel, which is horrible.

– Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

They fire artillery, there are often casualties and the civilians scatter into the jungle.

– Hau Kha

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There are reports that large numbers of people have been displaced from Yarmouk Camp to the neighbouring area of Yalda. There are also reports of civilian casualties.

– Christopher Gunness

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Every sale we do is done on a case-by-case basis, we have been very, very focused, especially in this administration and in tandem with Congress, on trying to give our partners -- our strategic partners overseas -- the ability to avoid civilian casualties especially, where we can.

– Tina Kaidanow

Found on CNN
6 years ago

We have been very, very focused, especially in this administration and in tandem with Congress, on trying to give our partners -- our strategic partners overseas -- the ability to avoid civilian casualties especially, where we can.

– Tina Kaidanow

Found on CNN
6 years ago

The success of the Afghan operations around the country, supported by Resolute Support and U.S. forces, have caused the enemy high casualties everywhere. This has caused them to stop their attempts to seize provincial capitals, to stop trying to cease districts.

– John Nicholson

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Americans are at risk and unfortunately there’re probably going to be continued American casualties in this campaign.

– Kenneth McKenzie

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

There has been no change to our rules of engagement, and there has been no change to our continued extraordinary efforts to avoid innocent civilian casualties.

– James Mattis

Found on CNN
6 years ago

All crime is terrible, but these victims are unique — and often too ignored, they are casualties of crimes that should never have taken place — because the people who victimized them often times should not have been in the country in the first place.

– Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Precautions were taken to avoid civilian casualties with this air strike.

– Ashraf Ghani

Found on CNN
7 years ago

As always, we examined how best to avoid civilian casualties in the execution of the strike and our actions were successful.

– The Pentagon

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

In an effort to protect themselves, a lot of families would cram into homes that they believed would be the sturdiest, but as the fighting pushed forward, as airstrikes were called in, there have been significant civilian casualties.

– Arwa Damon

Found on CNN
7 years ago

We are aware of reports on airstrikes in Mosul resulting in civilian casualties, the Coalition conducted several strikes near Mosul and [coalition forces are] looking in to these reports.The Department of Defense takes all reports of civilian casualties very seriously and assesses all incidents as thoroughly as possible.

– Eric Pahon

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

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