Drone Strike

Ramped Up U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 5 Suspected Militants

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and RASOOL DAWAR | Posted 04.10.2012

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region Thursday, killing five suspected m...

Drones and the Democratization of Destruction

John Feffer | Posted 01.22.2012

John Feffer

In June, Obama's top counterterrorism advisor John Brennan announced that drone strikes haven't resulted in any civilian casualties over the past year. The London-based Bureau of Investigative Reporting disagrees.

Haqqani Network Leader Reportedly Killed In U.S. Drone Strike In Pakistan

AP | RASOOL DAWAR | Posted 12.13.2011

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — American drone-fired missiles killed a ranking member of the militant Haqqani network on Thursday in northwestern Pakistan,...

US Drone Kills 10 After Striking House In Pakistan

Xinhau | Posted 05.25.2011

The United States pilotless drone aircraft Friday struck a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region and killed at least 10 people, local media repo...

The F Word: Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Laura Flanders

"The deaths of three American soldiers in a Taliban suicide attack on Wednesday lifted the veil on United States military assistance to Pakistan." S...