US Drops 26,171 Bombs on 7 Muslim Countries in 2016

Rasa - A New research confirmed the militaristic legacy the Obama administration is leaving behind and revealed that the United States dropped at least 26,171 bombs in seven Muslim-majority countries in 2016.

News ID: 426489

Date: 12 January 2017 - 20:34

RNA - The research by Council on Foreign Relations, CFR, even noted that this estimate is “undoubtedly low” given limitations on available government data, Telesur reported.

The countries targeted last year were Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan, an increase from the six bombed by the United States in 2015. The number of bombs dropped also rose, with at least 23,144 bombs dropped the year before.

The majority of the bombs were dropped in Iraq and Syria, followed by Afghanistan, where the so-called war on terror has ravaged the country since 2001.

Another 496 bombs were dropped by the US in Libya.

The year 2016 also saw the continuance of drone strikes in Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan, where the United States has carried out covert drone wars for years, resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths.

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