Pentagon review ties Yemen strikes to hundreds of civilian casualties last year
TL;DR
A Pentagon review of U.S. strikes in Yemen last year found 153 civilians killed and nearly 250 wounded, after attacking at least 1,000 targets; the Defense Department publicly acknowledged civilian harm for the first time and said three incidents were more likely than not to have harmed noncombatants.
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- Nearly 400 civilians killed, wounded in U.S. strikes on Yemen last year washingtonpost.com
- “Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U.S. Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes The Intercept
- U.S. airstrikes killed or wounded hundreds of civilians in Yemen last year, sources say NBC News
- Trump officials at each other's throats over 'sickening' report on boat strikes: 'A joke' rawstory.com
- 'No credibility': Insiders destroy 'sickening' report downplaying Trump’s civilian deaths Alternet
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