A/HRC/36/55
This primary source from UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic supports 2 claims across 1 ledger entry.
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The UN Syria Commission identified the al-Jinah service building struck by US forces as part of a protected mosque. It found inadequate precautions; CENTCOM considered its target a lawful al-Qaeda meeting. The commission found no support for that meeting claim but could not exclude armed-group attendees.
Paragraphs 52-62, protected objects and places of worshipUN inquiry identifies al-Jinah mosque as a protected object struck by US forces · Commission finding of an IHL precautions violation, not a criminal judgment
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The UN commission recorded CENTCOM's June 7, 2017 presentation of its completed al-Jinah investigation. The US account considered the strike proportional to a military objective; the commission reached a different conclusion about precautions.
Paragraphs 54-61UN inquiry identifies al-Jinah mosque as a protected object struck by US forces · Commission finding of an IHL precautions violation, not a criminal judgment