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War Dept Delivers ‘Whitewash’ Civilian Casualty Report Amid Team Cuts

8/12/2026

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The U.S. War Department delivered the unreleased “1057” 2025 civilian-casualty report to Congress on Tuesday.
Two senior officials called it a “joke” and a “total whitewash,” saying it severely undercounts civilian harm and that the report estimates hundreds killed or wounded, confirms three incidents, and leaves 15 attacks under review.
CENTCOM’s civilian-harm team fell from ten members to one, raising doubts about processing hundreds of Iranian cases.

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The U.S. War Department delivered the unreleased “1057” 2025 civilian-casualty report to Congress on Tuesday.
Two senior officials called it a “joke” and a “total whitewash,” saying it severely undercounts civilian harm and that the report estimates hundreds killed or wounded, confirms three incidents, and leaves 15 attacks under review.
CENTCOM’s civilian-harm team fell from ten members to one, raising doubts about processing hundreds of Iranian cases.