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Pentagon acknowledges US mistakenly killed civilian in 2023 Syria strike, Washington Post reports
The Pentagon has acknowledged in an internal investigation that the United States mistakenly killed a civilian in Syria in a 2023 drone strike, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.The U.S. Central Command assessment confirms earlier reporting by the Washington Post that the U.
Pentagon admits 2023 airstrike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader
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Pentagon says airstrike that reportedly killed al-Qaeda leader actually killed civilian instead
U.S. officials had previously walked back claims that the "senior al-Qaeda official" was killed, but never admitted he was a civilian.
US mistakenly killed civilian in 2023 Syria strike, Pentagon says
The Pentagon on Thursday acknowledged in an internal investigation that the United States mistakenly killed a civilian in Syria in a 2023 drone strike, saying U.S. forces had misidentified an intended al Qaeda target.
US drone strike in Syria killed civilian not terrorist leader, Pentagon probe finds
An investigation launched in the wake of the May 3, 2023, attack determined the U.S. military mistook a civilian, Lufti Hasan Masto, for the senior al-Qaida leader it tried to kill in the strike in northeastern Syria,
Firefighting foam polluted water with PFAS. Decades later, Pentagon changes course
An exclusive look at the Pentagon’s effort to limit PFAS contamination at military installations and the stakes for one ...
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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical readiness was a casualty
Former combat surgeons warn it won't be easy to restore medical readiness to where it was during the last war, much less ...
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira to face military justice proceeding
Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for leaking highly ...
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Pentagon Says It Can’t Calculate Diversity Training Costs Because Congress Defunded DEI Offices
Congress mandated the Pentagon compile a report detailing how much the entire military spent on DEI. The report was due March ...
The Pentagon is lying about UFOs
Perhaps most glaringly, the Pentagon UFO office does not address how multiple balloons, separated vertically by thousand-foot ...
Pentagon space official affirms Russia seeking anti-satellite nuclear capability
Russia is looking to develop a new satellite that could carry a nuclear device and pose a threat to all other satellites, a ...
Pentagon official warns Russian anti-satellite nuclear weapon could be devastating
A senior Pentagon official told lawmakers Wednesday that Russia is developing an “indiscriminate” anti-satellite nuclear ...
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Pentagon begins building floating pier to ferry humanitarian aid to Gaza
Troops began building that structure Thursday, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary said. Smaller ships will ferry the aid to a pier on Gaza’s shore for delivery inland.
Air Force prepares additional charges against Jack Teixeira, who leaked Pentagon classified documents
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to file additional charges against Jack Teixeira, who in March pleaded guilty to leaking ...