Pentagon says 120 civilians killed during US military operations abroad in 2018, lower than watchdogs' estimates
United States military actions killed about 120 civilians and injured 65 others in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia last year, the Pentagon said in a report on Thursday, though the figures were far lower than those reported by watchdog groups.
"The Department of Defense unfortunately still significantly undercounts civilian casualties caused by the US-led operations, as demonstrated by our recent, detailed reporting on civilian casualties in Somalia and in Syria," said Daphne Eviatar, director of Security with Human Rights at Amnesty International USA.
The Pentagon report said there was a difference in civilian casualty assessments between the US military and UNAMA because they used different methodologies.
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