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A U.S. airstrike in 2019 that killed dozens of civilians in Syria was buried by the military. We pieced together what happened.

Saturday, November 13, 2021 12:58 PM EST

The Baghuz strike in 2019 was flagged by a legal officer as requiring an investigation, but at nearly every step, The Times found, the military made moves that concealed it.

The death toll was downplayed. Reports were delayed, sanitized and classified. U.S.-led coalition forces bulldozed the blast site. And top leaders were not notified.

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