DefenceTalkOne hundred thirty-two civilians were killed last year in US global military operations, the army said Wednesday, a number far lower than those published by NGOs. The Department of Defense “assesses that there were approximately 132 civilians killed and approximately 91 civilians injured during 2019 as a result of US military operations in Iraq, Syria, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-killed-132-civilians-globally-in-2019-pentagon-75452/

DefenceTalkThe US military is probing allegations that a strike targeting Al-Qaeda leaders near a mosque in northern Syria killed numerous civilians, the Defense Department said Monday. A US air strike on March 16 completely destroyed a building located next to an old mosque in the village of Al-Jineh in the northern province of Aleppo. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-launches-probe-after-strike-near-syria-mosque-69540/

DefenceTalkPresident Barack Obama’s administration has underrepresented the true number of civilians killed in drone strikes, a news site said in citing a cache of secret files it published. On Thursday, the news site The Intercept unveiled documents leaked by a whistleblower about America’s use of unmanned aerial vehicles to kill terrorist targets in the Middle […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-downplays-civilian-drone-deaths-secret-files-show-65662/