US military confirms Syria bombing, denies mosque hit
The US military has said it conducted airstrikes in a northern Syria location where local reports say a mosque was struck and more than 40 people died, but the military denies it bombed a place of worship. Instead, a US military official said, Thursday's airstrike along the border of Idlib and Aleppo provinces struck a building believed to be hosting an al Qaeda meeting near a mosque. That building was 40 to 50 feet from the mosque, but recent satellite imagery shows the mosque still is standing, the official said.
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