Reports: U.S. Air Strike Mistakenly Kills 56 Syrian Civilians | Sojourners

Reports: U.S. Air Strike Mistakenly Kills 56 Syrian Civilians

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A strike by U.S. jets nearly 60civilians on July 19 after mistaking them for ISIS fighters, reports The Telegraph.

Before being killed, eight families were fleeing their village of Tokhar in order to escape fighting between ISIS and the U.S.-backed rebels known as the Syria Democratic Forces, according to the reports.

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