Do we know how many people died in this raid total? So i want to be careful about what numbers i use, because we have conflicting numbers. The cowardly actions of hadji abdulla and a small number of his followers resulted in the tragic death of at least three innocent civilians. "The calculated efforts of our forces succeeded in protecting more than ten women, children on babies"
President Biden gave strict orders to avoid collateral damage during a raid on an ISIS leader. Civilians still died, but it might be a sign of a shift at the Pentagon.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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