True or False: AFRICOM interviews witnesses on the ground as part of its civilian casualty assessment process.

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False. AFRICOM does not interview witnesses in its civilian casualty credibility assessment process, which raises serious concerns about the accuracy of its assessments. According to Amnesty International and Just Security analysts, AFRICOM relies on "intelligence, open source reporting, and inputs from the public and the NGO community" but does not conduct witness interviews. This methodology contributes to the massive gap between AFRICOM's official count of 5 civilian deaths since 2007 and the far higher numbers documented by independent investigators who do interview witnesses on the ground. Without direct witness testimony, AFRICOM's assessments depend entirely on U.S. military intelligence and secondhand reports.

True or False: AFRICOM interviews witnesses on the ground as part of its civilian casualty assessment process.

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