"apply common sense and reason to these conflicting reports"
Common sense and reason would dictate that neutral news reports are accurate and the DoD propaganda machine, once more, is wrong.
The DoD has a terrible track record.
Common sense and reason would also dictate that a camp built to house 3,000 people, which suffered that kind of damage, with those kinds of vehicles leaving in those numbers would indicate a significant number of casualties.
Arf