People inspect a destroyed house following an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh, in Idlib province, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. U.S. special operations forces conducted a large-scale counterterrorism raid in northwestern Syria overnight Thursday, in what the Pentagon said was a "successful mission." Residents and activists reported multiple deaths including civilians from the attack. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Washington Examiner: Civilian death toll in ISIS leader raid could be higher than Pentagon first said
U.S. military officials acknowledged the number of civilian casualties during the special operations raid in Syria that targeted an ISIS leader could be higher than previously reported.
Special operations forces conducted the mission last week, resulting in the death of Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al Qurayshi, who had taken over as the head of the Islamic State following the death of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in 2019.
While Biden administration and Department of Defense officials initially said al Qurayshi detonated a bomb killing himself and his family as the special operators were outside, two military officials told a small group of reporters on Thursday they aren’t certain he was the one who detonated the device, according to the Associated Press.
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Update: US: Civilian Toll in Syria Raid May Be Higher Than Thought (AP)
WNU Editor: Bottom line. The Pentagon does not know.
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