Pentagon to investigate deadly airstrikes in Syria

The Pentagon announced Monday that volition analyse the March 2019 airstrikes that occurred successful Syria, which near much than 60 civilians dead.

The probe comes aft The New York Times reported connected efforts to hide a study into the airstrikes successful Al-Baghuz Fawqani.

The Pentagon says the airstrikes were portion of U.S. and Syrian Democratic Forces to cripple ISIS successful Syria.

"The enquiry volition see an appraisal of the pursuing things: the civilian casualties that resulted from the incident; compliance with the instrumentality of war; record-keeping and reporting procedures; whether mitigation measures identified successful erstwhile investigations into the incidental were successful information implemented effectively; whether accountability measures would beryllium appropriate; and yet whether authorities, procedures oregon processes should beryllium altered," said John Kirby, spokesperson for the Pentagon.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tapped Michael Garrett, the caput of Army Forces Command, to pb the investigation. During that process, Garrett volition besides look astatine erstwhile reports.

The New York Times reports an inspector wide study connected civilian casualties was fixed to members of Congress successful the spring, but it did not notation the incidental successful Al-Baghuz.