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Pentagon Sends Unreleased 1057 Report Saying 153 Civilians Killed in Yemen and None in Boat Strikes

The document deepens a split with independent monitors and raises oversight risks by relying on limited reviews after steep cuts to civilian-harm staff.

U.S. Army soldiers take part in a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, which is a part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the demilitarized zone separating South and North Korea, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon/File Photo
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Overview

  • The Pentagon delivered the unreleased Section 1057 civilian-casualty report to congressional Armed Services committees on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
  • The report attributes 153 civilian deaths and 243 wounded in 2025 to three U.S. strikes in Yemen carried out in April 2025 and says CENTCOM is still assessing 15 other Yemen incidents.
  • The report and USSOUTHCOM assessed no civilian casualties from the high-profile Caribbean and Eastern Pacific 'boat strikes,' a finding that conflicts with independent tallies that show larger death counts.
  • Two anonymous government officials called the report a "whitewash" and critics point to sharp cuts in the Pentagon’s civilian-harm mitigation and response staff and to mid-2026 casualty-record reclassifications that limit investigation capacity.
  • The report heightens oversight risks by leaving a growing backlog of alleged incidents for Congress and watchdogs to review and by raising the prospect that ongoing conflicts, including the war with Iran, will add many unresolved civilian-harm cases.