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18:25, 08-Jan-2017
US dropped over 26,000 bombs around the world in 2016
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In President Barack Obama's last year in office, the US dropped an estimated 26,171 bombs in seven countries, 3,027 more than the previous year, a new report has revealed.
Most of the bombs were dropped in Iraq and Syria as part of the US-led coalition campaign against ISIL. Both countries sustained over 12,000 bombs each from the US, accounting for over 92 percent of its global total when combined, according to a report conducted by the Council on Foreign Relations.
US F-22 Raptor fighter. /CFP Photo
US F-22 Raptor fighter. /CFP Photo
An additional 1,337 explosives were dropped in Afghanistan, marking a nearly 50 percent increase compared with 2015.
There are currently 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan despite the Obama administration's original plan to withdraw all US ground forces before leaving office.
The US bombing also increased in Libya, which suffered 496 explosives. Another 34 were dropped in Yemen, 14 in Somalia and three in Pakistan.
Despite the large number of bombs dropped, the US is not officially at war with any of the seven countries.
(Source: Xinhua)