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Drone strike methodology

Different organizations and fact-checks report varying figures due to differing definitions and disclosure sets, with some including only strikes in areas of active hostilities and others including covert CIA operations.

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Jan 13, 2026
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Obama killed citizens in overseas strikes, and the mainstream media didn't report it

Barack Obama’s administration conducted hundreds of drone strikes that independent researchers and rights groups say killed civilians overseas and acknowledged that U.S. citizens were among those kill...

Jan 14, 2026

How do official US casualty figures compare with independent investigations (e.g., Bellingcat, Airwars) for Obama's drone strikes?

Official U.S. tallies of civilian deaths from Obama-era drone strikes are consistently and substantially lower than independent investigations’ estimates, with watchdogs and OSINT teams finding higher...

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