Monthly Updates on the Covert War

May 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
Purported drone wreckage - al Shabaab

The Bureau’s May update on US actions in the covert drone war.

April 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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The Bureau’s April update on US actions in the covert drone war.

March 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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The Bureau’s March update on US actions in the covert drone war.

February 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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John Brennan Confirmation Hearing

The Bureau’s February update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

January 2013 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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The Bureau’s January update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

Emerging from the shadows: US covert drone strikes in 2012
MQ-9 Reeper at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada (USAF /Lance Cheung)

Civilian deaths down in Pakistan as strikes soar in Yemen.

November 2012 Update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
Ready to hunt - ChuckHolton/Flickr

Bureau’s November update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

October 2012 update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
An RAF Reaper MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Air system in Afghanistan (Photo: RAF)

Bureau’s October update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

September 2012 update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
October 1, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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Bureau’s September update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

August 2012 update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
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Somalia MPs

Bureau’s August update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

July 2012 update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
August 1, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
MQ-1 Predator Flying at Sunset - Charles McCain/Flickr

The July update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

June 2012 update: US covert actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia
An armed Reaper over Afghanistan (U.S. Air Force/Lt Col Leslie Pratt/ Flickr)

The June and six month update on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

May Update – US clandestine actions in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen
June 1, 2012 | by | Comments Off
Hellfire missiles being loaded onto a US military Reaper drone in Afghanistan

The monthly update for May on US actions in the Covert War on Terror.

Analysis: April’s short-lived peace in Pakistan
May 1, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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April 2012 begins our monthly round-up of key events in the covert war on terror.

Latest from the Bureau

Westminster hit by soaring costs as it struggles with homeless crisis
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Council spends more on homelessness than it saves on welfare clampdown.

White House briefings lay out new drone rulebook – but questions remain
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
White House (Michael Baird/ Flickr)

Signature strikes and CIA control of Pakistan drones likely until 2014, documents suggest

Home Secretary wins latest round of citizenship-stripping case
May 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Vietnamese-born man accused of militant training loses Court of Appeal case.

Case study: Beleaguered in Brent
May 23, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Hanane Toumi and her family work and study in Westminster but now commute from Brent.

Sharp rise in B&B spending as homelessness crisis intensifies
May 21, 2013 | by | No Comments
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A £90m bed and breakfast bill for UK's 12 largest cities.

Voices from the frontline of the housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Those who experience the housing maelstrom first-hand speak out.

Case study: Stranded in Southwark
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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With three children and a baby on the way Zara Mahamat just wants a stable home.

Infographic: Price of UK’s escalating housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
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The scale of Britain's housing crisis visualised.

Get the data: Britain’s housing turmoil in numbers
May 19, 2013 | by | 1 Comment
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Dataset: The Bureau's research into the extent and cost of housing upheaval.

How we did it: Tracking the housing crisis
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Methodology: How the Bureau compiled its data on homelessness.