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Pentagon shut legally required civilian harm prevention program
The Pentagon's own inspector general has found that the Trump administration dismantled the military's legally mandated program to prevent and respond to civilian deaths in US operations. The military now lacks the staff, tools, and infrastructure required to comply with two federal statutes — a finding that lands as scrutiny over a US strike on a girls' school in Iran intensifies.
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