Sputnik: Nineteen US Airmen Killed in Bombing Campaign Against Daesh
US Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said that the US Air Force has lost 19 airmen so far in its air campaign against Daesh.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Air Force has lost 19 airmen so far in its air campaign against the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, US Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James told a press conference.
"We lost 19 airmen, eight of whom were due to enemy activity," James told reporters on Monday. The air campaign against Daesh "is taking its toll on our airmen [and] our aircraft," she added.
Earlier on Monday, the Obama administration announced its plans to release an assessment of civilian and combatant casualties from its counterterrorism operations in the past six years and that it would disclose the information on an annual basis going forward.
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WNU Editor: I am surprised by this number (it is at the 5:50 mark in the above video) .... I thought the number was much lower. Also interesting .... not one news service (with the exception of Russia's Sputnik) is carrying this story. There is also no mention of this number in the U.S. Air Force's own summary report .... AF senior leaders brief State of the Air Force (US Air Force).