President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that lifted the requirements on U.S. intelligence officials to disclose the number of people — both combatants and civilians — killed in drone strikes and other attacks against terrorist targets outside of war zones.

The big picture: This executive order undoes the order enacted by the Obama administration in 2016 that required an annual unclassified summary of government strikes against terrorist targets "outside of active hostilities."

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Editor's note: This post has been updated to clarify how it relaxes an Obama-era order.