Pentagon Orders New Probe into Syria Airstrike that Killed Dozens of Civilians

A US military vehicle drives through the Syrian village of Baghuz in the countryside of the eastern Deir Ezzor Province on Jan. 26, 2019. Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a new investigation into a 2019 airstrike in Syria that led to multiple civilian deaths, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby announced on Monday.

The renewed probe will be led by U.S. Army Forces commander Gen. Michael Garrett within a 90-day deadline.