Did Obama order a drone strike on a wedding that killed 10 women and 23 children?
US Military,Barack Obama,Drone Strikes,Middle East,Foreign Policy,National Defense,Defense And Security
An image shared on Facebook more than 5,000 times claims former President Barack Obama ordered a drone strike on a wedding that killed 23 children and 10 women in Wech Baghtu, Afghanistan.
Verdict: False
The Wech Baghtu airstrike, which occurred in November 2008, occurred under the Bush administration.
Fact Check:
The U.S. has used drones to carry out airstrikes against militant targets since at least 2002, ProPublica reported. The Council on Foreign Relations estimates that more than 500 drone strikes took place during the Obama administration alone, with most targeting Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia.
A viral image of a screen grabbed tweet alleges that Obama ordered a deadly drone strike on an Afghan wedding in Wech Baghtu. The original tweet, which has more than 2,900 likes, uses the alleged Obama-era strike to justify President Donald Trump’s ordering of the drone strike that killed top Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
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