After a months-long investigation into a drone strike in Syria that was initially reported to have killed a senior al Qaeda official, the Biden Administration has revealed the strike actually killed a shepherd.
The strike took place in Northwest Syria on May 3, 2023 and it was intended to take out a top Al Qaeda official.
From The Daily Wire:
U.S. Central Command said in a summary of its findings that U.S. forces had mistakenly identified and taken out a civilian instead of a terrorist.
“The investigation determined U.S. forces misidentified the intended Al Qaeda target and that a civilian, Mr. Lufti Hasan Masto (Masto), was struck and killed instead,” CENTCOM said. “Many of the facts and other findings of the investigation involve classified information and cannot be shared publicly.”
CENTCOM Commander General Michael Erik Kurilla ordered an investigation into the strike on June 6, 2023, after reports that an Al Qaeda operative had not actually been killed in the strike. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Army Brigadier General John P. Cogbill and concluded on November 15, 2023.
The investigative team included ten senior service members and civilian employees not involved with the strike, but with knowledge of intelligence, armed conflicts, and targeting operations, according to CENTCOM.
More over at The Daily Wire:
Biden Admin Says It Killed A Civilian In An Air Strike After Claiming To Have Taken Out ‘Senior Al Qaeda Leader’ https://t.co/UKDzFyLzqE pic.twitter.com/upgMv3yEDS
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