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July 1, 2016 11:17 am PDT

Obama says US drones strikes have killed up to 116 civilians, watchdogs say real count is higher

An official instructs two protesters to lower their Reaper drone model as they take part in a protest in Times Square NYC, May 24, 2016. REUTERS

The Obama administration today partially lifted the secrecy that has cloaked one of the United Statess most contentious tactics for fighting terrorists, as the New York Times puts it, and revealed that it believes U.S. airstrikes conducted outside established war zones like Afghanistan have killed as many as 116 civilian bystanders. The administration says it also killed an additional 2,500 people in those non-war-zones who were members of terrorist groups.

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