U.S. military concludes airstrike in Syria last May killed a civilian, not a terrorist

U.S. Central Command initially said an airstrike in May 2023 had killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Syria, but an investigation has concluded it actually killed an innocent civilian. Read More

Pentagon admits 2023 airstrike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon}     Defense &National Security     Defense &National Security   The Big Story  A year later, Pentagon admits ... Read More

Civilian killed in 2023 US strike on Al Qaeda leader in Syria, investigation found

U.S. targeters “misidentified” a civilian in Syria as an Al Qaeda leader which led to them being killed by an air strike, officials said. Read More

US airstrike targeting al-Qaida leader in Syria killed a farmer, American military says

The U.S. military said an airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida leader killed an innocent civilian instead. The investigation by U.S. Read More

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 ... Read More

ISIS-linked rebels kill at least a dozen civilians near Congo's Ugandan border

Congo's army says extremist-linked rebels have killed at least a dozen ... North Kivu province, on Tuesday said the attackers earlier that day set a local hospital on fire and took a number of ... Read More

Syria: Top Iraqi militant leader killed in Islamic State attack in Syria, says HTS

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Qahtani, whose real name is Maysara al-Jubouri, "was killed ... dozens of people accusing them of treason and espionage. The group claimed ... Read More

Bombing kills co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group, once known as Nusra Front

Al-Qahtani co-founded the Nusra Front in Syria, a militant group ... News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. Read More

Islamic State-linked fighters kill at least a dozen civilians, including children, in eastern Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army says extremist-linked rebels have killed at least a dozen people in a raid on a rural community ... ties to the Islamic State group have long operated ... Read More

Syria: At least 20 killed in clashes between rival groups in Daraa

At least 20 people have been killed in Syria's Daraa province in clashes ... three members of the Labbad family and 12 of the group's fighters, while a civilian was also killed by a stray bullet ... Read More

Islamic State-linked fighters kill at least a dozen civilians, including children, in eastern Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army says extremist-linked rebels have killed at least a dozen ... North Kivu province says the attackers set a local hospital on fire and took a number of ... Read More