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Pentagon Says Strike Killed 2 Dozen in Syria, But Groups Say Death Toll Much Higher

HeadlineDec 02, 2016

The Pentagon has acknowledged killing two dozen civilians in a U.S. airstrike in Syria in July—although some organizations say the death toll was considerably higher. The strike hit a village near Manbij in northern Syria. The group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says as many as 200 civilians died in Manbij during a series of U.S. airstrikes in July.

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