White House weakens Obama-era rule on civilian casualties
By Missy Ryan Missy Ryan Reporter covering the Pentagon, military issues and national security Email Bio Follow March 6 at 3:29 PM The Trump administration has revoked part of an Obama-era executive order mandating an annual accounting of how many civilians have died in military and CIA strikes, reducing the potential for public scrutiny of counterterrorism activities overseas.
In a message sent to Capitol Hill shortly before the announcement, the State Department said the report was redundant because Congress had subsequently passed legislation requiring the Defense Department to provide a separate, more exhaustive annual report on civilian casualties resulting from military activities.
In recent years, the CIA has carried out fewer counterterrorism strikes in countries such as Pakistan but retains the ability to do so. A Pentagon spokeswoman, Navy Cmdr. Candice Tresch, said in a statement that all executive order requirements related to military efforts to minimize civilian casualties “continue to apply.”
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