PhotoWASHINGTON — The United States military said that it had carried out an airstrike against a meeting of Qaeda militants on Thursday in Syria and that a number of the extremists had been killed. The American military statement came as Syria activists reported that a mosque had been bombed and that scores of innocent civilians had been killed and wounded. A spokesman for the United States Central Command said the American aircraft had struck a nearby building, but did not hit the mosque. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAl Jinah is near the border shared by Aleppo and Idlib Provinces. Late last month, Russian aircraft mistakenly bombed Syrian Arab fighters who were being trained by the United States.

Source: New York Times March 17, 2017 03:30 UTC