Civilian casualties due to U.S. military action
According to U.S. government figures, 153 civilians died and 243 were injured in 2025 during military operations, but critics have accused the Pentagon of a whitewash as it omits hundreds of other deaths 
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES 2017-2025
Deaths
Injured
Not included in official figures
Caribbean
Pacific
Somalia
Nigeria
Iraq
Syria
Yemen
Afghanistan
219
864
243
153
37
32
17
31
22/12
0/0
14/14
1/2
2/2
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Iran, 2026: Estimated 3,375 civilian deaths according to WHO
Operation Southern Spear: Over 200 civilians deemed “narcoterrorists” by U.S. government killed in Caribbean and Pacific
According to Yemen Data Project, 238 killed and 467 injured in three incidents 13 other cases under further assessment
1
2
1
2
U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth: War Department’s
Civilian Protection Center of Excellence staff cut from 40 in
Jan 2025 to 9 people. CENTCOM 10-person civilian harm
mitigation team slashed – only one person remains
Sources: U.S. DoW, Reuters
Picture: Getty Images
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