Topic: Drone Strikes

Get Ready For More Drone Attacks in Yemen

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The United States has "relaxed" its rules regarding unmanned drone attacks in Yemen, giving the CIA and the military the authority to fire on suspected militants even when their identity can't be totally confirmed. 

By Adam Martin

Jan 12, 2012

U.S. Drone Strikes Are Back with a Vengeance in Pakistan

In the three days since the United States resumed drone strikes in Pakistan after a two-month hiatus, it's carried out two attacks, killing  10 people and indicating the tactic of targeting terrorists with drones is fully back in favor with U.S. commanders.

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By Adam Martin

Dec 29, 2011

As Saleh Prepares a U.S. Visit, Officials Say He 'Played' Them

At least some U.S. officials say the military got 'played' when it acted on local intelligence to conduct a drone strike in Yemen last year, killing not a terrorist but a political rival of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 29, 2011

Pakistani Death Squads Target Informants Who Help Drone Attacks

A new militant group called the Khorasan Mujahedin has sprung up in the tribal areas of Pakistan, kidnapping and murdering people it believes are helping the U.S. drones that routinely target Al Qaeda and Taliban commanders.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 28, 2011

What We and the Senate Don't Know About Drone Killings

"Ask Osama bin Laden" has become President Obama's catchphrase and policy when it comes to the fight against al-Qaeda, but the successful results of America's drone program only provide one answer--and perhaps it's not the only one we want.

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