From The Telegraph:
In an extensive analysis of open-source documents, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism found that 2,292 people had been killed by US missiles, including as many as 775 civilians.
The strikes, which began under President George W Bush but have since
accelerated during the presidency of Barack Obama, are hated in Pakistan,
where families live in fear of the bright specks that appear to hover in the
sky overhead.
In just a single attack on a madrassah in 2006 up to 69 children lost their
lives.
Chris Woods, who led the research, said the detailed database of deaths would
send shockwaves through Pakistan, where political and military leaders
repeatedly denounce the strikes in public, while privately allowing the US
to continue.
"This is a military campaign run by a secret service which raised problems of accountability, transparency and you have a situation where neither the Pakistanis nor Americans are clear about any agreements in place and where the reporting is difficult," he said.
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