Pentagon Concludes No Laws Broken in 2019 Syria Strike That Killed Civilians

Pentagon Concludes No Laws Broken in 2019 Syria Strike That Killed Civilians
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby speaks during a news briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on May 16, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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A Pentagon investigation of the 2019 U.S. military airstrike in Baghuz, Syria, has concluded that U.S. troops didn’t violate any laws of war.

The strike was launched on March 18, 2019, in support of Syrian partner forces who were under fire from the ISIS terrorist group near Baghuz.

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