Jack Reed calls for Hegseth ‘reckoning’ over civilian casualties in Yemen strikes
Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, cast personal blame upon Hegseth for the casualties, connecting the numbers to his actions as war secretary. In every case, it noted that “ex gratia was determined to not be appropriate for this incident.”Advertisement
- ▪Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, cast personal blame upon Hegseth for the casualties, connecting the numbers to his actions as war secretary.
- ▪In every case, it noted that “ex gratia was determined to not be appropriate for this incident.”Advertisement
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| Publication time | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:34:40 +0000 |
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Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) blamed War Secretary Pete Hegseth for 153 civilian deaths in Yemen across three U.S. strikes, saying it was the continuation of a “pattern” with him and calling for a “reckoning.”The War Department released its annual civilian casualty report, revealing that 153 Yemeni civilians were killed and 243 wounded in three strikes during the U.S. campaign against the Houthis, with 80 of these being killed in the Ras Isa terminal bombing on April 17, 2025. Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, cast personal blame upon Hegseth for the casualties, connecting the numbers to his actions as war secretary.
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