US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby. File photoWASHINGTON, May 17.The Pentagon explained why the US does not penalize its military for civilian casualties from missile strikes: lack of malice and acting in accordance with the laws of war, said John Kirby, a spokesman for the department. «No one was found to have acted outside the laws wars with criminal intent. Commands on the ground made the best decisions at the time against the very aggressive forces of ISIS * (IS *) based on the information available, «Kirby said at a briefingThe questions of journalists were related to the released report on the investigation of the US strike in Syria in 2019 resulting in civilian deaths. Journalists asked Kirby why the US Department of Defense never punishes anyone as a result of such investigations. According to Kirby, a person not connected with the operation was assigned to the investigation, so the Department of Defense is confident in his conclusions. He noted that as a result of the investigation, it was not established that the military acted maliciously. «We are talking publicly about civilian casualties, you will not see this from the Russian Ministry of Defense. We are responsible for this, issuing the declassified main provisions of the classified report. Of course, we are serious about We treat this,” Kirby said. “As for liability, this is war, this is combat,” said a Pentagon spokesman. As Kirby said, there would be liability if it was possible to prove a violation of the law of war by American fighters. According to Kirby, the US takes it seriously, «unlike Russia.» «Should we prosecute those who are simply carrying out their mission in accordance with the laws of war. It seems to me a pretty clear standard,» Kirby concluded.* Banned terrorist organization in Russia.
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