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Pentagon says no wrongdoing in Syria strike that killed civilians

People walk in fields near abandoned buildings on the outskirts of the village of Baghuz in Syria's northern Deir Az Zor province [File: Delil Souleiman/AFP]

An internal United States military review of a 2019 air attack in Syria that killed civilians has found that US troops did not violate the law of war or act negligently.

The Pentagon on Tuesday said no one, including the ground force commander, was disciplined as a result of the attack, which was launched in support of Syrian partner forces who were under heavy fire from the ISIL (ISIS) armed group near the town of Baghuz, in eastern Syria in March 2019.

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