The US government will publish in the future, no more Numbers on civilian casualties of drone attacks, the secret service, the CIA. President Trump cancelled a decree of his predecessor, Obama.
The US secret service, the CIA must, in the future no more Numbers on civilian deaths open by drone strikes. President Donald Trump abolished a provision of its predecessor, Barack Obama.
This had arranged of 2016, that the CIA must inform the Public if drone attacks against “terrorist targets” outside of war zones civilians have been killed. Obama had committed to the National intelligence Director and CIA chief, once a year a report on the attacks.
in order to ensure Obama for more transparency. The then President had the attacks with the unmanned aircraft, greatly expanded, including in the Afghan-Pakistan border area.
in 2018, there was no report
Trump had already been submitted in the past year, no report. Now he cancelled the arrangement of his predecessor without giving reasons.
human rights organizations criticized the decision Trumps as “unnecessary and dangerous step backward”. In the future, the Public will not know how many civilians through drone strikes, the CIA killed.
trump’s decision affects only those drone attacks, carried out by the CIA. The US Department of defense is obligated by the requirements of the Congress, to inform all U.S. military operations have caused civilian casualties.
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