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May 19, 2023

Family of Syrian Killed in U.S. Drone Strike Says He Had No Ties to al-Qaeda
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The U.S. military has dropped its claim that a man killed by a U.S.
drone strike in northwest Syria on May 3 was a "senior al-Qaeda leader."
In interviews with The Washington Post, family members denied
56-year-old Lotfi Hassan Misto had any ties to al-Qaeda, and said he was
a former bricklayer and father of 10 who was tending his sheep when a
U.S. missile killed him. So far, U.S. Central Command has refused to say
who its target was.


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