The Department of Defense issued a memorandum titled "Timely and Thorough Assessments of Reported Civilian Harm Incidents" on May 17, 2022.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the primary source (the actual DoD memo PDF) plus independent contemporaneous news coverage and academic analysis, all matching the exact title and date. [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response (seed:military_and_intelligence)
- https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/05/17/review-finds-us-troops-didnt-violate-law-in-syria-airstrike/ (corroboration)
- https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220518-pentagon-probe-rejects-claims-us-covered-up-civilian-deaths-in-syria-airstrike (corroboration)
- https://lieber.westpoint.edu/dod-issues-civilian-harm-mitigation-response-action-plan/ (corroboration)