| 2019 U.S. airstrike in Baghuz | |
|---|---|
| Part of the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war | |
  Baghuz Baghuz (Syria) | |
| Location | Al-Baghuz Fawqani, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria |
| Date | 18 March 2019 |
| Target | Islamic State[1] |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Weapons | F-15E fighter jet[1] |
| Deaths | Up to 80 (64 civilians and 16 ISIL fighters) (Per The New York Times)[2] 56 (52 ISIL fighters and 4 civilians) (Per U.S.)[3] |
| Injured | 15 civilians (per U.S.) |
| Perpetrators |   United States Air Force[1] |
On 18 March 2019, during the Battle of Baghuz Fawqani, the Talon Anvil special operations group, a Delta Force unit within the larger Task Force 9 of the United States Armed Forces, carried out an airstrike using an F-15E fighter-attack aircraft in Al-Baghuz Fawqani, Syria. The incident was concealed by the U.S. military, and was first reported on 14 November 2021 by The New York Times, who reported that the incident led to the deaths of 80 people, 64 of whom were civilians, which would make it one of the largest civilian casualty incidents of the war against the Islamic State.[1][4] A US military investigation in May 2022 concluded that the airstrike killed 52 ISIL fighters and 4 civilians and did not violate the laws of war.[3]
- ^ a b c d Philipps, Dave; Schmitt, Eric (13 November 2021). "How the U.S. Hid an Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Borger, Julian (14 November 2021). "US claims 2019 airstrike that hit Syrian women and children was justified". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b Gritten, David (18 May 2022). "US military probe finds no wrongdoing in deadly Syria air strike". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Prentice, Chris; Brice, Makini (13 November 2021). Wallis, Daniel (ed.). "U.S. military hid airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians in Syria -NYT". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.