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Up to 116 civilians killed by drones during Obama administration, White House says

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Between 64 and 116 civilians were killed by drone strikes outside conventional warzones during the Obama administration by the end of 2015, according to figures released by the Friday. A report from the office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) said Friday that somewhere between 2372 and 2581 combatants were killed, and that 473 airstrikes were carried out outside "areas of active hostilities." Those strikes took place between Jan. 20, 2009 (the day of the President's first inauguration) to Dec. 31, 2015 in countries including Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya. Attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria have not been taken into account. SEE ALSO: Two American al-Qaeda leaders also killed in U.S. drone strikes "The assessed range of non-combatant deaths provided to the DNI reflects consideration of credible reports of non-combatant deaths drawn from all-source information, including reports from the media and non-governmental organizations," the DNI's briefing says.