U.S. ‘Must Work Harder’ to Prevent Civilian Casualties, Austin Says

By SPARTA NEWS U.S. In his first public remarks about a 2019 U.S. airstrike in Syria that killed dozens of women and children, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said the U.S. military needed to do more to prevent civilian casualties, but did not make specific commitments on accountability. BY THE NEW YORK TIMES U.S. New York Times November 17, 2021 at 11:38PM