NYT: US military covered up 70 casualties in Syria in 2019 This is reported by The New York Times.
According to an American newspaper, on March 18, 2019, an American F-15 fighter jet dropped a bomb on a crowd of people near the village of El Baguz, killing 70 people. The reports that followed the incident downplayed the impact of the strike, no independent investigation was carried out, and the airstrike itself was not widely publicized, the newspaper notes.
Central Command, in a commentary to The New York Times, acknowledged the fact of the airstrike. The ministry said that the strike was justified and as a result of the bombing 80 people were killed, including 16 Islamic State militants (banned in Russia) and four civilians. With regard to the rest of the victims, the US military could not determine whether they were terrorists or not.
Earlier, the US refused to consider the air strike in Kabul, which claimed the lives of civilians, a violation of the law. An investigation by the US Department of Defense did not reveal the relevant fact, General Sami Said, inspector general of the US Air Force, said. According to the military, the measure was taken in self-defense. The reason for the deaths of several people was blamed inaccuracy in the strike and errors in informing and disrupting communication.
On August 29, an American drone attacked a car in Kabul, as a result of which, according to Al Jazeera TV channel, 12 people were killed near car, including children. The Pentagon said that the destroyed car allegedly contained a large amount of explosives, as well as several suicide bombers who planned to attack the Kabul airport in order to disrupt the evacuation.