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A woman walks past a wrecked van near the northwestern Syrian village of Barisha. Local residents and medical staff tell NPR that noncombatant civilians were killed and injured in the van the night of the U.S. raid on the compound of ISIS leader Abu Bakr

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Syrians Say U.S. Helicopter Fire Killed Civilians During The Raid On Baghdadi

10:13pm December 03, 2019

A Syrian man says his arm was blown off and two friends were killed by U.S. helicopter fire during the assault on ISIS's leader. A defense official said the military will review what happened.

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Central Command says an errant coalition strike killed 18 fighters from the Syria Democratic Forces. A member of the U.S.-backed SDF, made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, inspect the Tabqa dam on March 27.

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'Misdirected' Airstrike By U.S.-Led Coalition Kills 18 Allied Fighters In Syria

12:18pm April 13, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The strike was requested by America's partners "who had identified the target location as an ISIS fighting position," U.S. Central Command said Thursday.

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Reports: Dozens Of Civilians Killed In U.S-Led Coalition Strike In Syria

5:57pm July 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Syria's main opposition group is calling for the coalition to suspend airstrikes against ISIS. Access to the area is restricted, but photos appear to show corpses from strikes near the Turkish border.