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Democrats applaud Austin’s plan to mitigate civilian casualties 

By Mike Brest
Published January 28, 2022 8:36pm ET
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Democrats applaud Austin’s plan to mitigate civilian casualties 
FILE - In this June 13, 2010, file photo a U.S. Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan. Hunting al-Qaida targets from Pakistan to Afghanistan, Yemen to Somalia, the fleet of U.S. armed Predator and Reaper drones that killed two American members of al-Qaida in Yemen Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, are the night stalkers of the expanded U.S. war on terrorists. | (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Democratic lawmakers praised Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for releasing a new strategy intended to limit civilian casualties resulting from the military’s drone program.

A group of 50 Democrats (11 senators and 39 representatives) encouraged President Joe Biden to “review and overhaul” the military’s counterterrorism strategy last week. On Thursday, Austin announced that the Department of Defense would immediately establish a civilian protection center, among other changes.

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