Civilian casualties from U.S. drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan

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Documented deaths of non-combatants killed in CIA and military drone operations in Yemen and Pakistan authorized during the Obama administration (2009-2017), with casualty figures and oversight mechanisms contested between government officials and independent research organizations.

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Barack Hussein Obama

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44th U.S. President (2009-2017) who substantially expanded drone strike operations in Yemen and Pakistan and approved high-level targeting decisions; personally signed off on strikes and approved the 2013 Presidential Policy Guidance restricting civilian casualties.

Expanded drone strikes substantially in Yemen and Pakistan starting in 2009
Required personal approval for every strike in Yemen and Somalia and complex Pakistan strikes
Signed 2013 Presidential Policy Guidance requiring 'near certainty' of no civilian deaths
Signed July 2016 executive order requiring annual accounting of civilian casualties

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