UK military still lacks unit to track civilian casualties

UK military still lacks unit to track civilian casualties

The Ministry of Defence has admitted it has no dedicated unit to investigate civilian deaths caused by British military operations – an omission that critics say reveals the UK’s failure to take responsibility for the human cost of its wars. In response to a Freedom of Information request submitted by London-based charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) and exclusively seen by Declassified, the MoD stated that it “does not currently have a speci…