![]() AFP's Omar Haj Kadour filmed him for NPR. Barakat says he carried his wounded friend across his chest and reached the side of the road when they were targeted with more airstrikes.īARAKAT: (Through interpreter) I was so terrified that I didn't understand what exactly was striking us or what was happening.ĮSTRIN: That's Barakat speaking this month at the very spot where this happened in 2019. KENNETH MCKENZIE: So the white van that you talk about was one of the vehicles that displayed hostile intent, came towards us, and it was destroyed.ĮSTRIN: The men fled the van. Here's what General Kenneth McKenzie, who oversaw the operation, said. UNIDENTIFIED JOURNALIST: There's footage of a white van that was riddled with bullets that was right next to the scene.ĮSTRIN: A journalist asked about this in a press conference after the raid. forces were raiding it.īARAKAT: (Through interpreter) My friend was wounded all over his body and fell over onto the dashboard.ĮSTRIN: Do a Google image search of Baghdadi and car, and you'll see photos of their mangled van seen around the world. As it turned out, they were approaching the hideout of ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi just as U.S. Suddenly, I felt something hit us.ĮSTRIN: Airstrikes targeted their van. There was nothing ahead of us on the road. And a warning - this report includes some graphic details.ĭANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: It was nighttime, and Barakat Ahmad Barakat says his two friends were giving him a ride home after work at an olive oil press.īARAKAT AHMED BARAKAT: (Through interpreter) There was nothing suspicious at all. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports there are flaws in the Pentagon's conclusions. So we sued the Pentagon for a copy of its confidential review. The Pentagon reviewed the claims and rejected them. ![]() airstrikes actually did kill and maim civilians. MARK MILLEY: Our forces isolated the compound and protected all the non-combatants.ĬHANG: Syrians tell another story about that night - that U.S. And here's chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley. TRUMP: Then-President Donald Trump praised the operation. said its troops killed no civilians in that raid. ![]() raid against the founder of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. military tells one version - a daring and successful U.S. What really happened in Syria the night of October 26, 2019? Well, the U.S. ![]()
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