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June 1, 2010

US Faults Officers for Drone Attack Killings of 23 Afghan Civilians
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The US military has faulted a group of officers for a February drone
attack that killed twenty-three Afghan civilians and wounded a dozen
more. The victims were traveling in three vehicles when a Predator drone
hit them with rockets and missiles. The drone operators launched the
attack from the Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, where the drones are
controlled. A Pentagon review found the operators ignored warnings from
intelligence analysts that children were inside the vehicles. The
military says four US officers have been reprimanded and two junior
officers have been disciplined.



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