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Suspected drone strikes kill 12 civilians in Yemen

May 15th, 2012 by
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Biggest loss of civilian life in reported drone strike this year.


Analysis: Who killed Anwar al-Awlaki – and why?

September 30th, 2011 by
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An examination of the politics and reasons behind the radical cleric’s killing.


Drone War Exposed – the complete picture of CIA strikes in Pakistan

August 10th, 2011 by
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Pakistani villagers at funeral of drone victim - December 29 2010- AP

A Bureau investigation has examined every recorded CIA drone strike in Pakistan to reveal credible reports of at least 392 civilian deaths including 175 children.


Covert Drone War

July 27th, 2011 by
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The Bureau analyses the US’s secret bombing campaign in Pakistan.


In Video: Obama’s covert drone war

July 19th, 2011 by | 1 Comment
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The Bureau contests US claims of ‘no civilian casualties’ in Pakistan drone attacks.


‘Precision is relative’: an interview with Anatol Lieven

July 18th, 2011 by | 1 Comment
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Pakistan expert claims drone war ‘bound to kill women and children’.


The CIA drone strike that rewrote the rules

July 18th, 2011 by
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US policy changed after a US Hellfire missile obliterated a civilian home in August last year.


Drone strikes rise to one every four days

July 18th, 2011 by
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Massive escalation in CIA drone strikes in Pakistan under Obama administration.


US claims of ‘no civilian deaths’ are untrue

July 18th, 2011 by | 9 Comments
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Reaper UAV Taxis at Kandahar Airfield-Flickr/Defence Images

Bureau uncovers 45 civilian deaths that challenge US assertions.


Get the data: Twenty-five deadly strikes

July 18th, 2011 by | 2 Comments
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Funeral of tribal elders killed in a drone strike on March 17 2011

Bureau identifies 25 drone strikes since August where civilians appear to have died.


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