U.S. Has Only Acknowledged A Fifth Of Its Lethal Strikes, New Study Finds

The US drone program only publicly reports about 20% of its drone strikes.

U.S. Has Only Acknowledged A Fifth of Its Lethal Strikes, New Study Finds

Over the past decade, the United States has claimed broad authority to carry out drone strikes across the world, even in places far from the battlefield. Under President Barack Obama, the U.S. acknowledged killing between 2,867 and 3,138 people in strikes that took place in countries like Somalia, Yemen, and Pakistan.