General McKenzie Jr. said: "I want to make it clear that despite the high-pressure and high-profile nature of this assault that every effort was made to avoid civilian casualties and to protect children we suspected would be in the compound."
UGeneral McKenzie Jr. uthe: "Ngifuna ukukubeka kucace ukuthi yize kunengcindezi enkulu futhi ihloniphekile ngalokhu kuhlaselwa ukuthi kwenziwe yonke imizamo yokugwema ukulimala kwabantu kanye nokuvikela izingane esisola ukuthi zizoba kule ndawo."