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Exhibit 269

DOD Law of War Policies: Actions Needed to Ensure Proper Reporting and Retention of Alleged Violations, GAO-24-107217

Exhibit 269 ยท Audit report (public version of a classified report)

DOD Law of War Policies: Actions Needed to Ensure Proper Reporting and Retention of Alleged Violations, GAO-24-107217

DOD lacks comprehensive records of alleged law of war violations.

GAO obtained records of 47 alleged law-of-war violations by U.S. personnel in AFRICOM and CENTCOM, January 2012 to December 2022; not all entities could provide complete records. DoD concurred with both recommendations.

Source
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Date
February 2024
Quoted from
Highlights, What GAO Found
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107217
Accessed
2026-11-09
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