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Trump to meet Syrian president who previously headed al Qaeda group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – President Trump is set to meet with interim Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa on Wednesday, despite Al-Sharaa’s recent position as a wanted al-Qaeda leader with a bounty of $10 million on his head. A White House official confirmed that the president will welcome the Syrian leader during his visit to Saudi Arabia. […]

Pentagon admits 2023 airstrike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader

This was discovered by the U.S. military during an internal investigation.Misidentified Al Qaeda target and civilian Mr. Lufti Hasan Mast. (Mast) was instead struck and killed,” according to a statement from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) regarding the findings. The investigation also concluded that the attack was “conducted in accordance with the laws of armed conflict […]

US admits to killing civilian it misidentified as al Qaeda target

U.S. Central Command acknowledged on Thursday that troops targeted and killed a Syrian civilian who had been “misidentified” as an al Qaeda target a year ago. U.S. forces carried out the strike in northwest Syria on May 3, 2023, and shortly thereafter, there were reports that the individual who had been killed was a civilian, […]