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[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Perhaps the most egregious example:

The [UK] MOD has been repeatedly challenged over its claim that its bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria (Op SHADER) has killed and injured an estimated 4,315 enemies, but only resulted in one civilian casualty between September 2014 and January 2021.

https://aoav.org.uk/2021/britain-doesnt-record-or-estimate-how-many-civilians-it-has-killed-on-operations

The US does this too (to a degree), basically assuming anyone in the target zone must be a militant unless proved otherwise. Entirely implausible, but yeah.

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