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The Pentagon acknowledged killing 153 civilians in military operations last year, a 76-fold increase from the prior year. Multiple outlets reported the dramatic spike, with some sources noting accusations that the Pentagon is whitewashing the true toll.
The Pentagon disclosed 153 civilian deaths from military operations in 2025, a 76-fold increase from the 2 deaths reported in 2024. Multiple sources noted that the Pentagon's own accounting is widely suspected of undercounting the actual toll.
A jump from 2 to 153 isn't a natural variation — it suggests either a fundamental change in operations, a change in counting methodology, or previous years' numbers were massively understated. The Pentagon's credibility on civilian casualty counts has been damaged by years of reported undercounting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The fact that even with this new figure, sources are saying the real number is probably higher, means the Pentagon's own disclosure is already viewed as incomplete.
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