▁a ▁definit ive ▁conclusion ▁that ▁one ▁Party ▁or ▁the ▁other ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁shell ing . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁recommend ations ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁shell ings . ▁In ▁fact ▁the ▁Commission ▁concluded : ▁On ▁consideration ▁of ▁all ▁facts ▁and ▁circumstances ▁before ▁it , ▁the ▁commission ▁con cludes ▁that ▁the ▁security ▁forces ▁had ▁not ▁deliber ately ▁target ed ▁the ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁the ▁N F Z s , ▁although ▁civil ian ▁cas ual ties ▁had ▁in ▁fact ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁cross fire . ▁They ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁say : ▁'' the ▁Commission ▁after ▁most ▁careful ▁consideration ▁of ▁all ▁aspects , ▁is ▁of ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁Security ▁Forces ▁were ▁confront ed ▁with ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁situation ▁when ▁no ▁other ▁choice ▁was ▁possible ▁and ▁all ▁" fe as ible ▁pre ca utions " ▁that ▁were ▁pract ic able ▁in ▁the ▁circumstances ▁had ▁been ▁taken . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁Office ▁of ▁Global ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁( GC J ), ▁led ▁by ▁Amb assador - at - Lar ge ▁Stephen ▁R app , ▁submitted ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ▁Congress ▁that ▁diplom atically ▁pra ised ▁the ▁LL RC ▁report , ▁but ▁asked ▁for ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁independent ▁mechanism ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁cred ible ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁the ▁LL RC ▁failed ▁to ▁address . ▁The ▁GC J ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁alleg