The tweet has not been taken down and CENTCOM has not tweeted about the strike again. “We will provide more information as operational details become available.” “At 11:42 am local Syrian time on 3 May, US Central Command Forces conducted a unilateral strike in Northwest Syria targeting a senior Al Qaeda leader,” the tweet read. Mohammad Mesto sits next to the grave of his brother Lutfi, who was killed on May 3 in a suspected US military strike in northern Syria Omar Albam/APįamily says man killed by US strike in Syria was father of ten out grazing sheepĮither way, the statement ultimately posted to Twitter from the official CENTCOM Twitter account did not identify the supposed senior al Qaeda leader, raising more questions about what had occurred. Two other officials denied that, and said they were not aware of any staffers voicing consternation or disagreement with the announcement. Erik Kurilla’s subordinates urged him to hold off on the tweet until there was more clarity on who was actually killed. One defense official with direct knowledge of the situation told CNN that some of CENTCOM Commander Gen. ![]() ![]() CENTCOM did not open a review of the incident, officially known as a civilian-casualty credibility assessment report, until May 15 – twelve days after the strike. Nearly three weeks later, US Central Command still does not know whether a civilian died instead, officials said. The senior general in charge of US forces in the Middle East ordered that his command announce on Twitter that a senior al Qaeda leader had been targeted by an American drone strike in Syria earlier this month – despite not yet having confirmation of who was actually killed in the strike, according to multiple defense officials.
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