{"id":1084882,"date":"2021-12-04T19:59:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T00:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1084882"},"modified":"2021-12-04T19:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T00:59:29","slug":"u-s-central-command-civilians-may-have-been-killed-in-drone-strike-targeting-al-qaeda-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-central-command-civilians-may-have-been-killed-in-drone-strike-targeting-al-qaeda-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Central Command: Civilians may have been killed in drone strike targeting al-Qaeda leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-central-command-civilians-may-have-been-killed-in-drone-strike-targeting-al-qaeda-leader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1084882&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2602564\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2602564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by STAFF\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:12 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, December 4, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>U.S. Central Command confirmed civilians may have been killed in a drone strike targeting a senior al-Qaeda leader and planner in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, a spokesperson from Central Command told the Military Times the target was killed, however, their name has not been released following Friday\u2019s strike. Officials said a full investigation has been launched into the allegations of innocent lives killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cU.S. forces conducted a kinetic strike near Idlib, Syria, Dec. 3, targeting a senior al-Qaeda leader and planner,\u201d Central Command spokesperson Captain Bill Urban said in a statement. \u201cThe strike was conducted using a precision strike method from MQ-9 aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We abhor the loss of innocent life and take all possible measures to prevent them. The possibility of a civilian casualty was immediately self-reported to US Central Command. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oren Liebermann (@OrenCNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrenCNN\/status\/1466902108028997633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The mission comes shortly after the Pentagon admitted a drone strike in March of 2019 killed civilians in Syria, which is now under investigation. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin recently ordered a renewed investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, officials said results of the investigation into the strike would be released \u201cwhen appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fmr-nsa-contractor-doesnt-regret-leaking-govt-information\/\">Fmr. NSA Contractor Doesn\u2019t Regret Leaking Govt. Information<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. 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