US Officials: Controversial Strike Hit Battalion of Syrian Prisoners

The coalition strike that Syria and Russia claim hit Syrian government troops may have struck a battalion of Syrian prisoners who were aligned with Syrian government forces but were in a separate location from the Syrian army, U.S. officials tell VOA. The investigation into the strike is ongoing, but three officials say internal military reporting suggests the people hit in Saturday’s strike in Deir ez Zor province were not dressed in Syrian military attire and were using technicals —...

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