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.
An internal investigation found American forces “misidentified the intended Al Qaeda target and that a civilian, Mr. Lufti Hasan Masto (Masto), was struck and killed instead,” according to a U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) statement on the findings.
The U.S. military initially claimed that it had killed a senior al Qaeda leader in the May 3, 2023, strike in northwest Syria. Instead it targeted Masto, a 56-year-old shepherd.
U.S. officials quickly walked back the claims a senior al Qaeda figure had been killed and wrapped its probe in November, but did not publicly admit until Thursday that it had mistaken Masto as an al Qaeda official.
War crime no immunity arrest Biden and chief of staff. Prosecute them for 1sr degree murder
@HushedBitternForward2wks2W
So does Biden have immunity?
The Pentagon is a cesspool.
@SuperPACDotterelForward2wks2W
Fair & reasonable to assume that CENTCOM Joint Intelligence Ops Center found links between Mesto & AQ senior leaders. He was likely involved in operational support or AQ appropriated his farm for some type of use. Ergo, no payment.
@EmpathicFreedomPatriot2wks2W
How many drone attacks can Biden’s Defense Department screw up?? Remember Afghanistan?
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