US Airstrike Targeting Al-Qaida Leader in Syria Killed a Farmer, American Military Says usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A formal investigation into a U.S. drone strike nearly two months ago in Syria that might have killed a civilian was launched last week, according to U.S. Central Command.
U.S. military officials are walking back claims that a recent strike in Syria killed an influential al-Qaeda figure, following assertions by the dead man’s family that he had no ties to terrorists but was a father of 10 tending to his sheep when he was slain by an American missile.
Father-of-ten Lotfi Hassan Misto, 56, has been identified by his family as the man killed in the strike on May 3. They say he had no connections to the notorious terrorist group.