U.S. policy requiring the military to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible does not apply to the current operations in Syria and Iraq, White House officials said. The policy, announced last year by President Barack Obama, bars drone strikes unless there is “near certainty” that they would not cause civilian deaths. Obama had been criticized for his administration’s campaign of drone strikes — which have killed at least 2,400 people, including many civilians — in countries including Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:43:47 +0000
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