Signature strikes and CIA control of Pakistan drones likely until 2014, documents suggest
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Obama frames covert drone war as necessary evil
Obama admits civilians have been killed in drone strikes.
No evidence Congressional committee does ‘utmost’ to follow up drone civilian death claims
Field investigators confirm they have never been contacted by Congressional committees over Pakistan drone deaths.
‘Medieval Exile’: The 21 Britons stripped of their citizenship
A case-by-case breakdown of the people the UK government sought to exile.
Naming the Dead: Bureau announces new drones project
The Bureau aims to identify victims of CIA drone attacks in Pakistan.
UN launches major investigation into civilian drone deaths
US, UK and Israel drone strikes to be examined, as latest Yemen attack kills two children.
New questions over CIA nominee Brennan’s denial of civilian drone deaths
Did US know of civilian drone deaths months before Brennan’s controversial comments?
Key ‘good Taliban’ leader killed in Pakistan drone strike
Senior Pakistani officials reportedly in crisis talks to assess impact of militant leader’s death.
Obama 2013 Pakistan drone strikes
Dataset: Increased debate around the use of drones affects the campaign in Pakistan.
Revealed: US and Britain launched 1,200 drone strikes in recent wars
New data from Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts shows escalating role of drones.
The Reaper Presidency: Obama’s 300th drone strike in Pakistan
Six times more CIA drone strikes in Pakistan under Obama than under Bush, according to Bureau data.
‘OK, fine. Shoot him.’ Four words that heralded a decade of secret US drone killings
Tenth anniversary of US covert programme which has killed thousands.
Analysis: How Washington Post strips casualties from covert drone data
Newspaper’s drone reporting suggests reluctance to reflect civilian deaths.
Pakistan ‘categorically rejects’ claim that it tacitly allows US drone strikes
Foreign Minister insists that CIA’s ‘illegal’ strikes must end.
‘Drones causing mass trauma among civilians,’ major study finds
Eyewitnesses confirm CIA targeting of rescuers in tribal areas.
British PM Cameron: ‘We expect drone strikes to avoid civilian casualties’
Prime minister avoids overt criticism of Washington’s targeted killing policy.
Analysis: Holding US to account for civilian drone deaths in Yemen
The challenges of accountability when airstrikes go wrong and civilians die in Yemen
Obama’s five rules for covert drone strikes
The US president lays out rules of engagement for covert drone killings.
Analysis: Does the CIA step up drone strikes during Muslim festivals?
Drone attacks continue in Ramadan, but no concessions by some militant groups either.
