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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.


Yemen’s ‘barely functional’ air force points to US involvement in strikes

March 29th, 2012 by | 1 Comment
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The ‘hodge podge’ of aged planes can’t fly complex sorties.


Get the data: Somalia’s hidden war

February 22nd, 2012 by
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US Special Forces AC-130 gunships have been the primary platform for attacks in Somalia (Lockheed Martin/ Flikr)

Bureau’s analysis of secretive western military intervention in Somalia since September 2001


Somalia: a bullet-riddled history

February 22nd, 2012 by
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Mogadishu February 19 2012 (Odd Magne Ruud, Utenriksdepartmentet/ Flikr)

Background and an explanation of the military players involved in this war-torn nation.


Bureau’s reporting praised in South Africa

February 15th, 2012 by
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The Bureau’s reputation for investigative journalism has now reached South Africa.


Obama terror drones: CIA tactics in Pakistan include targeting rescuers and funerals

February 4th, 2012 by
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Hellfire missiles being loaded onto a US military Reaper drone in Afghanistan

A Bureau investigation examines terror tactics used by CIA drones in Pakistan.


Get the Data: Obama’s terror drones

February 4th, 2012 by | 6 Comments
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The remains of a house destroyed by a CIA drone strike in Waziristan / Noor Behram

Researchers spent months in Waziristan gathering evidence of drone strikes.


Witnesses speak out

February 4th, 2012 by
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Bureau researchers interview witnesses of drone strikes in Waziristan.


Analysis: Obama outs CIA drone campaign – but do his words add up?

February 1st, 2012 by | 3 Comments
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US President Barack Obama (Flikr/ Barack Obama)

Obama uses webcam chat to talk about covert US drones.


Ofcom revokes Press TV’s UK licence

January 20th, 2012 by | 5 Comments
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Iranian broadcaster failed ‘to bring themselves into line’, says UK regulator.


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