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US Precision Strike Missile Strikes Kill Civilians in Iran

Analysis suggests US Precision Strike Missiles killed civilians in Lamerd, Iran, contradicting military denials.

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Airwars, a conflict monitoring organization, mapped the casualty and damage perimeter of the Lamerd strikes, determining that civilians were killed as far as 164 feet (50 meters) from the points of airburst detonation. [1] On February 28, three missiles struck the southern Iranian city of Lamerd, killing at least 21 civilians, including seven children, according to Iranian officials. [2] Airwars, a London-based conflict monitoring group, published an investigation on Monday concluding that US Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) killed at least 21 civilians in Lamerd, Iran. [3] Six armament specialists, including two former military officers, assessed that the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) was responsible for the Lamerd strikes, deeming involvement by Iranian or Israeli munitions improbable. [4] US Central Command asserted that US forces did not fire PrSMs or other munitions into Lamerd on February 28, suggesting available video indicated an Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile was involved. [5] The investigation examined three strikes on February 28 in the city of Lamerd that killed at least 21 civilians, including seven children. [6] US Central Command acknowledged deploying PrSMs against Iran, describing their use as a historic first, but denied firing any weapons at Lamerd. [7]
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  1. Airwars, a conflict monitoring organization, mapped the casualty and damage perimeter of the Lamerd strikes, determining that civilians were killed as far as 164 feet (50 meters) from the points of airburst detonation. · The Independent
  2. On February 28, three missiles struck the southern Iranian city of Lamerd, killing at least 21 civilians, including seven children, according to Iranian officials. · The Independent
  3. Airwars, a London-based conflict monitoring group, published an investigation on Monday concluding that US Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) killed at least 21 civilians in Lamerd, Iran. · RT
  4. Six armament specialists, including two former military officers, assessed that the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) was responsible for the Lamerd strikes, deeming involvement by Iranian or Israeli munitions improbable. · The Independent
  5. US Central Command asserted that US forces did not fire PrSMs or other munitions into Lamerd on February 28, suggesting available video indicated an Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile was involved. · The Independent
  6. The investigation examined three strikes on February 28 in the city of Lamerd that killed at least 21 civilians, including seven children. · RT
  7. US Central Command acknowledged deploying PrSMs against Iran, describing their use as a historic first, but denied firing any weapons at Lamerd. · RT
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