The Obama administration is preparing to
announce as early as next week that it believes around 100 civilians
have died in nearly 500 U.S. drone strikes since 2009, U.S. officials
tell NBC News.
That is a far lower estimate than those of the
three major independent groups that seek to track the secret operations
in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. The highest estimate among
those groups puts civilian casualties from drones at over 1,000.
The disclosure, which is expected to cite an
estimated range of civilian deaths lower and higher than 100, represents
the latest attempt by the president to fulfill his promises to be more
transparent about the controversial secret killing program he ramped up
when he took office. Despite those vows, officials continue to release
very little information about the targets and circumstances of each
lethal strike.
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Source: NBC News
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