Though the BBC is significantly more informative than the American media when it comes to explaining the specifics of any operation, they do tend to leave out the most important part of the story. The BBC does not report that many civilians are feared dead, that crops were also destroyed, or that 300 families have fled the area since operation Phantom Phoenix began earlier this week. Luckily, we do have Al Jazeera, which reported that the main road out of the village was also destroyed. This meant that injured civilians were unable to reach hospitals. Al Jazeera then continued to ask questions about a supposedly successful bombing operation:

A US military statement said: “Thirty-eight bombs were dropped within the first 10 minutes, with a total tonnage of 40,000 pounds.

“More than 40 targets were hit after precision air strikes destroyed reported al-Qaeda safe havens in Arab Jabour.”

The statement did not explain how 38 bombs had destroyed 40 targets.

Al Jazeera contacted the US military in Iraq and a spokesman said they received no reports of casualties.

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