US Military Faces Backlash Over Drone Strike in Syria.
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Two US military officials have said that the drone strike carried out on May 3 in Northwest Syria may not have killed the intended target of an Al Qaeda leader. The family of the victim, Lotfi Hassan Misto, and terrorism experts have said that the man had no ties to terrorists. Misto was a 56-year-old father of 10 who was killed while tending to his sheep. The US Central Command is investigating reports of civilian casualties resulting from the strike.
- Family says US military mistook father for Al Qaeda leader: report Business Insider
- Family says man killed by US strike in Syria was father of ten out grazing sheep CNN
- US military officials walking back claims drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader: report The Hill
- U.S. officials walk back claim drone strike killed senior al-Qaeda leader The Washington Post
- US Central Command investigating after strike 'may have resulted' in a civilian killed in Syria CNN
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