Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War

Losing Count

The American military may have launched hundreds of airstrikes on Iraq and Syria. But it’s not so sure who was on the receiving end of those bombs.

Published Jan. 6 2015 8:00PM EST

Pentagon leaders agree to a person that the U.S. war against ISIS is succeeding. The problem is, no one can actually prove it.

In an interview with The Daily Beast last month, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said that is because ISIS cannot fly its flag over stolen...

Nancy A. Youssef

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War

The American military may have launched hundreds of airstrikes on Iraq and Syria. But it’s not so sure who was on the receiving end of those bombs.

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Nancy A. Youssef