Why are the deaths of women and children treated as an afterthought here? And why, with those deaths, is the word "successful" used to describe this?
(Emphasis is mine)
News Alert: Civilians reported dead after US conducts counterterrorism raid in Syria
US Special Forces conducted a "successful" counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Wednesday evening, the Pentagon said, but offered few other details.
Sources on the ground reported multiple fatalities. At least 13 people were killed in clashes that took place during and after the raid -- including six children and four women -- according to the Syrian civil defense group, the White Helmets. There were no US casualties, according to the Pentagon.
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