US military confirms Syria bombing, denies mosque was hit

[jpak]

Source: CNN

(CNN)The US military has disputed local reports that American airstrikes Thursday killed dozens of Syrian civilians attending prayers at a village mosque, saying instead that the strike targeted and killed al Qaeda militants.

The local reports, which come via the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the strike hit a mosque in the village of al-Jena, killing at least 42 people, most of whom were civilians, and injuring dozens of others.

The group said search and rescue efforts were ongoing at the site and told CNN the death toll was expected to rise since dozens of people remain buried under rubble.

The attack was also documented by the Syria Civil Defense, better known as the White Helmets, which seemed to corroborate that the strike hit a mosque in the village. The volunteer emergency medical service posted video of what it says shows its rescue operation amid the ruins of the mosque.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/17/middleeast/idlib-bombing-syria/

[IronLionZion]

1. Trump explicitly promised to kill civilians, women, and children

and repeatedly claimed Obama was too soft for not killing enough people.

[jpak]

2. There are no consequences for anything in Syria

Not for Putin

Not of Assad

Not for Trump

[Achilleaze]

3. Doubleplusungood

freakin republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief wants diversionary trouble bigly

[Coventina]

4. Part of Trump's amazing plan to protect a now-Great America

[Fred Sanders]

5. Why are these war crimes not prosecuted? Because America and Russia have UN Security Council vetoes?

Between Syrian, Yemen, Afghanistan etc. how many war crimes does this make for America in the Middle East?

Remember the hospital clearly marked as such from the air about a year ago that an American plane repeatedly dropped bombs on and attacked? Yes, the Pentagon war criminals denied that one too.