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Vance questions Iran wedding strike claims, spotlighting a US pattern on civilian harm
world1 month ago

Vance questions Iran wedding strike claims, spotlighting a US pattern on civilian harm

US Vice President JD Vance expressed skepticism about reports of a deadly US strike on a wedding in Kuhestak, Iran, insisting that the United States never targets civilians even as he suggested that “things happen.” The piece places his remarks in a broader pattern of officials downplaying civilian harm in warfare, citing past incidents (Minab, Azizabad, Yemen, Afghanistan, Abu Ghraib, My Lai) and watchdogs like Airwars, while noting an ongoing U.S. investigation and Iran’s documentation of the attack.

via Al Jazeera|
#airwars#civilian-harm#iran
Lamerd Strike Highlights Civilian Risk of New Precision Missile
world-news1 month ago

Lamerd Strike Highlights Civilian Risk of New Precision Missile

Airwars and AP investigations map the Lamerd strikes as involving Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), finding that midair detonation sent tens of thousands of tungsten pellets over a wide area, killing at least 21 civilians and damaging sites far from the blast; U.S. Central Command denies involvement in Lamerd, while experts warn that deploying PrSMs near civilian populations carries significant risk, even as production and allied purchases expand.

via HuffPost|
#airwars#civilian-harm#iran
IG Finds Civilian-Protection Efforts Eviscerated Under Hegseth at Pentagon
defense4 months ago

IG Finds Civilian-Protection Efforts Eviscerated Under Hegseth at Pentagon

A Pentagon Inspector General report says funding and staffing cuts to civilian harm mitigation under War Secretary Pete Hegseth crippled the DoD’s ability to implement the 2022 CHMR-AP by FY2025, with 11 objectives and 133 implementing actions incomplete and the data-management platform discontinued, raising civilian-protection and readiness risks and drawing charges that the review whitewashes the program’s dismantling.

via The Intercept|
#center-of-excellence#chmr-ap#civilian-harm
Hegseth Defends Aggressive War Tactics as Civilian Toll Rises Worldwide
world5 months ago

Hegseth Defends Aggressive War Tactics as Civilian Toll Rises Worldwide

At a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Pete Hegseth defended expanded U.S. military action while critics accuse the Trump administration of unprecedented civilian harm across multiple theaters (Yemen, Iran, Caribbean, Pacific). The Intercept cites thousands of civilian deaths under Trump’s second term, including a contested Minab school strike, and calls for independent investigations and stronger civilian-harm safeguards as critics contend the administration undermines international humanitarian law.

via The Intercept|
#civilian-harm#hegseth#trump-administration
Lawmakers call for firing Hegseth after Pentagon links US to Iranian school attack
world7 months ago

Lawmakers call for firing Hegseth after Pentagon links US to Iranian school attack

Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Sen. Elizabeth Warren urge the firing of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the wake of reports that a US-aligned strike may have killed hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls, citing a Pentagon finding that the US was a highly likely culprit and arguing that Hegseth’s stance against civilian-harm safeguards and loosening of engagement rules helped shape a dangerous policy. Human rights groups condemn the attack as a possible war crime and call for independent investigation, as critics use the episode to attack the administration’s Iran strategy.

via Common Dreams|
#civilian-harm#iran-war#pete-hegseth
Gillibrand Presses EUCOM Chief Over Iran School Strike and Civilian Harm Safeguards
politics7 months ago

Gillibrand Presses EUCOM Chief Over Iran School Strike and Civilian Harm Safeguards

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand pressed EUCOM commander Gen. Grynkewich at a Senate hearing about a U.S. strike that hit a girls’ school in Iran, killing about 170 children, questioning the targeting process and civilian-harm protections; Grynkewich defended safeguards and commitment to minimizing civilian harm, while the Pentagon later admitted responsibility for the strike.

via Mediaite|
#civilian-harm#eucom#iran
Israel's AI-driven bombing campaign in Gaza raises civilian casualties
militarytechnology2 years ago

Israel's AI-driven bombing campaign in Gaza raises civilian casualties

Israel's military has been using an AI target-creation platform called "the Gospel" to select bombing targets in Gaza during its offensive against Hamas. The platform, which uses machine learning and advanced computing, has significantly accelerated the production of targets, with the IDF claiming to have identified over 12,000 targets in Gaza. The Gospel has been used to produce automated recommendations for attacking targets, including the private homes of suspected Hamas or Islamic Jihad operatives. Concerns have been raised about the risks posed to civilians as advanced militaries increasingly rely on complex and opaque automated systems on the battlefield.

via The Guardian|
#artificial-intelligence#civilian-harm#gaza
US Sends Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Despite High Failure Rate
international-affairs3 years ago

US Sends Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Despite High Failure Rate

The cluster munitions that the U.S. is sending to Ukraine often fail to detonate, posing a lasting danger to civilians. The Pentagon claims that the weapons have been improved to minimize civilian harm, but their own statements reveal that the cluster munitions contain older grenades with a failure rate of 14 percent or more. These grenades can remain unexploded for years or even decades, posing a threat to adults and children who come across them. While the Biden administration had reservations about supplying cluster munitions, they ultimately decided to provide them to Ukraine due to the country's shortage of artillery rounds. Cluster munitions are banned by over 100 countries due to the high risk of civilian casualties.

via The New York Times|
#civilian-harm#cluster-munitions#dud-rate