The Bureau’s May update on US actions in the covert drone war.
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White House briefings lay out new drone rulebook – but questions remain
Signature strikes and CIA control of Pakistan drones likely until 2014, documents suggest
Obama frames covert drone war as necessary evil
Obama admits civilians have been killed in drone strikes.
Pakistani court rules CIA drone strikes are illegal
‘Landmark’ judgment calls for Pakistani government to act against US drone strikes.
April 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
The Bureau’s April update on US actions in the covert drone war.
Protesters march against UK drones as MoD reveals ‘drone sharing’ with US
600 marched on air base as MoD reveals drone flights are already piloted from UK.
WATCH: Yemeni tells US Senate ‘drones are fuelling anti-Americanism’
Farea al-Muslimi drew applause with emotive testimony at a rare Washington hearing on drones.
Red Cross chief urges caution over covert drones
Comments come days after human rights groups wrote to Obama over drones.
Secret US documents show Brennan’s ‘no civilian drone deaths’ claim was false
Leaked intelligence documents provide insight into Pakistan drone strikes.
March 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
The Bureau’s March update on US actions in the covert drone war.
In Video: Naming the Dead
Watch a short film clip about the Bureau’s new drone project – Naming the Dead.
Graphic new visualisation for CIA’s drone war in Pakistan
The scale and cost of the CIA’s drone war in Pakistan.
Pakistan government says ‘at least 400 civilians’ killed in drone strikes
Official Pakistan estimate closely matches Bureau’s drone data.
Erased US data shows 1 in 4 missiles in Afghan airstrikes now fired by drone
Drone data has been wiped from the Air Force website.
February 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
The Bureau’s February update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.
Former British citizens killed by drone strikes after passports revoked
Under the coalition government 16 people have been stripped of their British citizenship – and 2 were then killed by drones.
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.
Incoming CIA boss says covert drone strikes are ‘last resort’
Obama’s counter-terrorism chief defended drone strikes in a 3-hour hearing.
Naming the Dead: Bureau announces new drones project
The Bureau aims to identify victims of CIA drone attacks in Pakistan.
January 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
The Bureau’s January update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.
Featured Stories
Emerging from the shadows: US covert drone strikes in 2012
Civilian deaths down in Pakistan as strikes soar in Yemen.
UN launches major investigation into civilian drone deaths
US, UK and Israel drone strikes to be examined, as latest Yemen attack kills two children.
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.
Drone strikes in Pakistan
Pakistani court rules CIA drone strikes are illegal
'Landmark' judgment calls for Pakistani government to act against US drone strikes.
Secret US documents show Brennan’s ‘no civilian drone deaths’ claim was false
Leaked intelligence documents provide insight into Pakistan drone strikes.
Graphic new visualisation for CIA’s drone war in Pakistan
The scale and cost of the CIA's drone war in Pakistan.
Drone strikes in Yemen
WATCH: Yemeni tells US Senate ‘drones are fuelling anti-Americanism’
Farea al-Muslimi drew applause with emotive testimony at a rare Washington hearing on drones.
Analysis: Holding US to account for civilian drone deaths in Yemen
The challenges of accountability when airstrikes go wrong and civilians die in Yemen
Analysis: Al Qaeda ‘down but not out’, says top Yemen reporter
CNN's man in Sanaa tells us the problems of reporting on drone strikes in Yemen.
Drone strikes in Somalia
US and others have ‘licence to ignore international law’ in Somalia
The Bureau unpicks the international forces operating in Somalia.
Militants and civilians killed in multiple US Somalia strikes
Up to 21 US military strikes in Somalia since 2007 have killed as many as 169 people
Study shows up to 6 British extremists killed in Somalia
Bureau research released as world leaders gather in London to discuss Somalia's fate.
Drone War
Pakistani court rules CIA drone strikes are illegal
'Landmark' judgment calls for Pakistani government to act against US drone strikes.
Protesters march against UK drones as MoD reveals ‘drone sharing’ with US
600 marched on air base as MoD reveals drone flights are already piloted from UK.
Red Cross chief urges caution over covert drones
Comments come days after human rights groups wrote to Obama over drones.
Monthly Updates on the Covert War
May 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
The Bureau’s May update on US actions in the covert drone war.
April 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
The Bureau’s April update on US actions in the covert drone war.
March 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
The Bureau’s March update on US actions in the covert drone war.
