The Department of Defense’s Report on Civilian Casualties: A Step Forward in Transparency?
By Daniel R. Mahanty On June 1, the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) submitted to Congress its report on the more than 500 civilians it estimates were killed and injured in U.S. military operations in 2017—as required by Section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization Act(NDAA) of 2018. Despite several limitations and gaps in civilian casualty…