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Review finds US troops didn’t violate law in Syria airstrike

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A U.S. military commander ordered a 2019 airstrike in Syria that reportedly killed as many as 70 civilians. An independent review by a four-star general found the strike did not violate the laws of war or engagement. There was also no effort to cover up the strike in Baghuz, along the border with Iraq. The Pentagon said Tuesday there were a total of 73 casualties, and 52 were enemy fighters.

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The Independent

Review finds US troops didn't violate law in Syria airstrike

The U.S. military committed a number of procedural mistakes in the aftermath of a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed dozens, including women and children, but a new investigation has concluded that U.S. troops did not violate the law of war or deliberately cause civilian casualties

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Pentagon Finds No Wrongdoing In 2019 Syria Strike That Killed Civilians

An investigation into a 2019 strike by US forces in Syria that killed numerous civilians found no violations of policy or wanton negligence, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Review finds US troops didn't violate law in Syria airstrike

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military investigation found that American troops did not violate the law of war or deliberately cause civilian casualties in a 2019 airstrike in Syria that

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Pentagon doesn't hold anyone accountable for 2019 Syria strike that killed four civilians following review

Despite a renewed commitment on civilian casualties, the Pentagon has decided to hold no one accountable for a 2019 strike in Baghouz, Syria, that killed four civilians and wounded 15.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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KIFI

Pentagon doesn't hold anyone accountable for 2019 Syria strike that killed four civilians following review - Local News 8

By Oren Liebermann, CNNDespite a renewed commitment on civilian casualties, the Pentagon has decided to hold no one accountable for a 2019 strike in Baghouz, Syria, that killed four civilians and wounded 15.Following the conclusion of a four-star review of the incident during the last days of the US fight against the final ISIS stronghold in March 2019, the Pentagon said that the airstrike did not violate the laws of warfare or the rules of enga…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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IBTimes

Pentagon Finds No Wrongdoing In 2019 Syria Strike That Killed Civilians

An investigation into a 2019 strike by US forces in Syria that killed numerous civilians found no violations of policy or wanton negligence, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The internal US Army investigation focused on an operation by a special US force operating in Syria which launched an airstrike on an Islamic State bastion in Baghouz on March 18, 2019. The investigation was sparked last year after the New York Times reported that in the original …

2 years ago·United States

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