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(CNN) — A drone strike carried out by the US military this month in northwest Syria killed a 56-year-old father of ten out grazing his sheep, his relatives have told

The acknowledgement comes as terrorism experts and the dead man’s family have cast doubt on the Pentagon statement indicating the operation targeted a high-ranking militant in Syria.

QORQANYA, Syria - 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 tie...

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.

But how? We’ll have to wait and see, Tony Thomas said.

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A report indicates U.S. military officials are now walking back claims a recent Syria drone strike killed an al-Qaeda terrorist,

 

The United States is investigating whether an airstrike it said targeted a senior Al-Qaeda leader in Syria instead resulted in the death of a civilian, the militarys Central Command said Friday.

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