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Pentagon admits 2023 airstrike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader
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Civilian killed in 2023 US strike on Al Qaeda leader in Syria, investigation found
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Pentagon admits airstrike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader, in Syria last year
The Pentagon acknowledged Thursday that it mistakenly killed a civilian in a 2023 airstrike in northwest Syria after U.S. service members misidentified the man as a senior al Qaeda leader.