Read More... A Yemeni man walks past graffiti denouncing U.S. drone strikes, painted on a wall in Sana'a, Yemen on Nov. 13, 2014 (Credit: Reuters/Khaled Abdullah) According to the Obama administration, just 64 to 116 civilians have been killed in its secretive drone program. The U.S. government published a report on Friday that claims that the counter-terrorism airstrikes it conducted outside of conventional war zones between January 2009 and the end of 2015 only killed scores of so-called non-combatants. Experts say the number is likely much higher. The report, issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, analyzes 473 U.S.
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