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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.


Evidence in British court contradicts CIA drone claims

April 24th, 2012 by | 4 Comments
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Royal Courts of Justice, London (Nick Garrod/ Flickr)

Sworn affidavits offer evidence of CIA errors and civilian deaths in Pakistan drone strike.


Was this 16-year-old, killed by a US drone, really a terrorist?

April 23rd, 2012 by | 2 Comments
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Tariqhighlight - Pratap Chatterjee

Boy killed by drone three days after attending Pakistani conference on drones.


Fresh evidence of CIA civilian deaths in Pakistan revealed

February 27th, 2012 by | 3 Comments
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Local people gather at the site of an October 2010 drone attack in North Waziristan/ Noor Behram

Two new investigations confirm ongoing CIA civilian deaths in Pakistan.


Witnesses speak out

February 4th, 2012 by
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Situation room meeting in Pakistan-Flickr/The White House

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.


Obama 2012 Pakistan strikes

January 11th, 2012 by
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Obama at the Pentagon January 2012 (Flikr/ An Honorable German)

Ten days into the New Year the CIA’s drones ended the longest pause of Obama’s presidency when they struck Pakistan, killing up to four alleged militants.


US ambassador to Pakistan threatened with lawsuit over drone deaths

December 9th, 2011 by | 1 Comment
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Munter Pakistan US Embassy Pakistan

A letter has been sent to the US ambassador about the killing of a 12 and 16-year-old.


Deaths bring to six total Britons killed by CIA drones

November 18th, 2011 by
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Reaper drone (library); David Axe/flickr

British families claim relatives killed by US drones in Waziristan.


In Video: The story of Tariq Aziz

November 9th, 2011 by | 1 Comment
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Waziristan Grand Jirga to protest drone strikes, Nov 2011 (Pratap Chatterjee)

The Bureau met the 16 year old at an anti-drone conference just days before he was killed.


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