Pentagon Review Calls for Changes to How US Investigates, Reports Civilian War Casualties by Kyle Rempfer - Military Times
The U.S. military should refine how it identifies and measures civilian casualties during combat operations, to include greater collaboration with humanitarian groups, according to a recently released Pentagon report.
The report, initiated by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and carried out by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, focuses on U.S. air and artillery strikes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya between 2015 and 2017.
It also calls for declassification of investigations into civilian casualties, or CIVCAS, when appropriate, investment in tools to assist ground force commanders in developing greater situational awareness, and the standardization of how U.S. combatant commands should address wrongdoing.
The report was compiled by the National Defense University with participation from military officials, think tanks and non-governmental organizations, or NGOs…