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May 2, 2024 · It included a quote from the head of CENTCOM, Gen. Michael Kurilla: "This operation reaffirms CENTCOM's steadfast commitment to the region and the enduring defeat of ISIS and al Qaeda." Then,...
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May 2, 2024 · CNN — The US military has finally acknowledged that it mistakenly killed a civilian man in an airstrike in Syria nearly a year ago after misidentifying him as a senior al Qaeda leader,...
May 2, 2024 · The United States Department of Defense has acknowledged that a drone strike in Syria, initially said to have successfully targeted an al-Qaeda leader, actually killed a farmer.
May 2, 2024 · A U.S. drone strike in Syria last year killed a 56-year-old shepherd after confusing him for a terrorist leader, an internal investigation concluded, underscoring the Pentagon’s persistent...
May 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON -- A U.S. airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida leader killed an innocent civilian instead, U.S. Central Command said Thursday, confirming early reports from residents and family members shortly after the attack.
May 2, 2024 · U.S. targeters “misidentified” a civilian in Syria in late 2023 as a senior Al Qaeda leader, a mistake which led to them being killed by a U.S. air strike, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
May 2, 2024 · Syria Drone. US forces accidentally killed Mr. Lufti Hasan Masto in a drone strike, mistaking him for a senior Al Qaeda leader, reveals a Washington Post probe.
