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Suspected drone strikes kill 12 civilians in Yemen

May 15th, 2012 by
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MQ-9 Reaper - AN HONOURABLE GERMAN/Flickr

Biggest loss of civilian life in reported drone strike this year.


Yemen: reported US covert action 2012

May 8th, 2012 by
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Reaper unmanned drone (Photo US Dept of Defense/ Flickr)

US covert strikes in Yemen continue to escalate through 2012 – see the data here.


Drones investigation increasingly a key resource

May 2nd, 2012 by
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Predator Drone - Flickr/Doctress Neutopia

Bureau’s work on US’s covert war increasingly picked up by US media.


Analysis: April’s short-lived peace in Pakistan

May 1st, 2012 by
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April 2012 begins our monthly round-up of key events in the covert war on terror.


The inside track: how lobbyists have helped launder Bahrain’s reputation

April 20th, 2012 by | 1 Comment
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As the F1 gets underway, here’s a who’s who of the kingdom’s spinners.


Arab spring brings steep rise in US attacks in Yemen

March 29th, 2012 by | 4 Comments
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Supporters of al-Qaeda tote their rifles

Attacks now rain on Yemen as often as they do on Pakistan’s tribal regions.


Yemen: reported US covert actions 2001-2011

March 29th, 2012 by
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A cruise missile launches from the USS Mississippi (DoD/ Flickr)

A searchable data set of all known US attacks in Yemen.


The civilian massacre the US neither confirms nor denies

March 29th, 2012 by | 4 Comments
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Whole families died in missile attack that killed 44 civilians.


Yemen: The Bureau’s investigation explained

March 29th, 2012 by
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Predator drone - Flickr/ james_gordon_los_angeles

Why the Bureau began tracking US strikes in Yemen.


Militants and civilians killed in multiple US Somalia strikes

February 22nd, 2012 by | 4 Comments
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US Navy Seals in training (US Army/ Flickr)

Up to 21 US military strikes in Somalia since 2007 have killed as many as 169 people


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