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12 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
A top secret U.S. strike cell known as Talon Anvil played an outsized role in the air war against ISIS. But in the rush to destroy enemies, it ignored military safeguards and repeatedly killed civilians, according to current and former officials. nyti.ms/3pWxr8S
Officially, Talon Anvil never existed. Nearly everything it did was highly classified. And its members embraced a loose interpretation of the military’s rules of engagement. nyti.ms/3pWxr8S
Last month, The Times reported on a 2019 air strike by the Talon Anvil strike cell that killed dozens of women and children. People who saw the task force operate firsthand say that attack was just one in a pattern of reckless strikes. nytimes.com/2021/11/13/us/…
As bad strikes mounted, military officials said, Talon Anvil’s partners sounded the alarm. Pilots over Syria at times refused to drop bombs because Talon Anvil wanted to strike questionable targets in densely populated areas. nyti.ms/3pWxr8S

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