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He stated the RAF had carried out 'essentially the most rigorously deliberate air marketing campaign in historical past'
Britain's high army officer has defended RAF bombing of the so-called Islamic State (IS).
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach stated IS was a "really wicked and evil enemy" that used civilians as human shields.
He stated the RAF had carried out "the most carefully planned air campaign in history" and was "meticulous" in making an attempt to keep away from civilian casualties.
Amnesty International has criticised the UK for its position in assaults on the Syrian metropolis of Raqqa.
It claimed that the United States-led coalition had been chargeable for killing tons of of civilians in Raqqa alone and it known as on the Ministry of Defence to "come clean" over Britain's position.
But Air Chief Marshal Peach, who earlier in his profession served as a navigator in a Tornado jet, doesn't settle for the cost.
He stated any allegation of civilian hurt, with proof of time and place, was correctly investigated.
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He has overseen the battle in opposition to IS as chief of the defence workers for the previous two years. Next week he strikes to Brussels to tackle a new job as chairman of Nato's Military Committeeoffering recommendation to secretary normal Jens Stoltenberg.
In a valedictory interview with BBC News, Air Chief Marshal Peach highlighted some of the challenges he has confronted as essentially the most senior British army officer, together with recruitment.
The common Army is greater than 10,000 troopers brief of its goal energy of 82,000 and he admitted he was "worried" in regards to the numbers, saying they introduced a "challenge to do better".
He prompt that half of the issue was an "unfortunate characterisation" of how the armed forces had been usually portrayed.
"We're not all heroes and we're certainly not all victims", he stated, including that the overwhelming majority who served had been "enriched" by their life in uniform.
His personal origins are humblebecause the son of an Army sergeant main. Educated in a state grammar faculty, he was the primary in his household to go to college and describes the RAF as a meritocracy with a lengthy historical past of taking folks from deprived backgrounds.
But he acknowledged the army nonetheless had "a problem" with few girls in senior posts. They now make up 10.four% of the common armed forceshowever simply three.4% of officers are girls.
Air Chief Marshal Peach stated that was being addressed with all branches of the armed forces opened as much as them, together with infantry roles, in addition to extra versatile working patterns.
He stated he was "very confident" that within the subsequent 10 to 20 years there could be a feminine chief of the defence workers.
Another potential stumbling block to recruitment and retention has been the shadow of potential authorized motion in opposition to serving and former army personnel concerned in previous conflictsfrom Northern Ireland to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Air Chief Marshal Peach stated he was "very uncomfortable" about these historic allegations.
Some MPs have known as for a statute of limitations to guard veterans who may be accused of previous abuses however the defence workers chief stated that was a "political call, not a military one".
The subsequent chief of the defence workers, General Sir Nicholas Carter, has been left with one other large problem and that's the funding of the armed forces.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is making the case for a rise in defence spending at a time of rising threats.
Air Chief Marshal Peach factors to the chemical assault in Salisbury in addition to cyber assaults which he says are "becoming more regular, almost routine".
He says "Russia is a concern"that concern will occupy his thoughts as he strikes on to his new job in Brussels. It's the Nato alliance, he says, that gives collective safety for Britain.