Manbij: 'The U.S. strike that REPORTEDLY killed 20 civilians?' 21 July 2016

John Kirby, State Department Spokesperson. U.S. Department of State - Daily Briefing: July.21.2016 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/201... Full video:    • Daily Briefing Briefing - July 21, 2016   US SAYS AIRSTRIKES ON SYRIAN CITY MANBIJ TO CONTINUE DESPITE CIVILIAN DEATHS - 22 July - The US will not pause airstrikes in Syria despite appeals from opposition activists after what appears to be the worst US-caused civilian casualty disaster of the war against the Islamic State. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/201... MOSCOW CALLS TO LOOK INTO REPORTS ON DOZENS OF CIVILIAN DEATHS IN SYRIAN MANBIJ - 21 July - (excerpt) "These reports should be investigated, and their findings should be made public. If these horrible facts are confirmed, relevant conclusions should be made and necessary measures should be taken to prevent it from happening in the future," [Zakharova] added. Read more: http://tass.ru/en/politics/889799 US AIRSTRIKES ALLEGEDLY KILL AT LEAST 73 CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN SYRIA - 20 July - US airstrikes on a Syrian village have killed at least 73 civilians, a majority of them women and children, activists say, in the deadliest coalition attack on non-combatants since the start of the bombing campaign against the Islamic State. The bombing was part of a two-month push to seize the town of Manbij, a strategic centre, key to any future advance on Islamic State’s de facto capital, Raqqa. Activists had warned of high civilian casualty rates from airstrikes in Manbij even before the latest airstrike. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/201... AN AIRSTRIKE IN SYRIA KILLED ENTIRE FAMILIES INSTEAD OF ISIS FIGHTERS - 21 Jul - The airstrikes at dawn on Tuesday pulverized entire families, including young children — families that were fleeing Islamic State militants but were instead mistaken for being those very fighters. Depending on whom you ask, the number of bodies found in the rubble is 56, 85, 160 or 212. Pictures of the mangled bodies, covered in dust, are a testament to the carnage. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/w... 'BLOODY MASSACRES': SYRIA APPEALS TO UN AFTER FRENCH & US AIRSTRIKES 'KILL OVER 140 CIVILIANS' - 20 July - (excerpt) The mass death toll in Toukhan Al-Kubra came just a day after US war planes killed around 20 people, mainly women and children, while many more were injured in and around the city of Manbij, the Foreign Ministry states. Read more: https://www.rt.com/news/352255-france... FRANCE SAYS IT HAS NO INFORMATION ON AIR STRIKE IN SYRIA'S MANBIJ - 21 July - (excerpt) "On the actions of the coalition, I have no exact information on what French planes could have done," Hollande said, referring to a U.S.-led military coalition fighting the militants. Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mid...