More than 2,400 dead as Obama's drone campaign marks five years

5 Years Of Obama Drone Strikes Leave 2,400 Dead

Five years ago, on January 23 2009, a CIA drone flattened a house in Pakistan’s tribal regions. It was the third day of Barack Obama’s presidency, and this was the new commander-in-chief’s first covert drone strike.

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