US military hid airstrikes that killed scores of civilians in Syria: Report

KATHMANDU: NOV. 14 – The Pentagon covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against the Islamic State group, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

The two back-to-back airstrikes near the town of Baghuz were ordered by a classified American special operations unit tasked with ground operations in Syria, according to the report.