#targeting-error

#targeting-error

Evidence is building that the strike may be the result of US forces relying on outdated intelligence, according to two US officials familiar with the matter, though they cautioned that the assessment remains preliminary. The officials, who spoke to RFE/RL on March 11 on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, said they could not confirm or deny reports -- which have appeared in The New York Times and Reuters, among other media outlets -- on the faulty intelligence, but they added that early findings point in a similar direction.

According to the report, the inquiry which has yet to be completed has found that officers at US Central Command created the target coordinates for the strike using obsolete data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency.