Posted in Civilian Casualties, Drone, Middle-East, Military, Yemen, tagged Civilian Casualties, drones, Middle-East, us military, Yemen on July 15, 2011 |
Hakim Almasmari | CNN | July 15, 2011
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) — A U.S. drone strike targeting militants in southern Yemen Thursday killed at least 50 people, two Yemeni security sources said.
This comes as the United States and the Yemeni government step up their efforts to target militants, including those Islamists who’ve taken over several cities in recent weeks.
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Government, Insurgents, Iran, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, tagged Al Qaeda, civilians, Iraq, us military on May 6, 2011 |
Eurasia Review, By David Clark
May 3, 201
On 27 November 2008, the Iraqi Parliament ratified the final Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States. Under SOFA, U.S. combat forces would withdraw from Iraqi cities by 30 June 2009, and all U.S. forces will be completely out of Iraq by 31 December 2011, but allowing for further negotiation if Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s Prime Minister, believes the country is not stable enough. (more…)
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Drone, Laws, Trials, Middle-East, Military, NATO/Allies, Pakistan, tagged drones, Pakistan, us military on May 2, 2011 |
The Huffington Post, By Chris Rogers
29 April, 2011
Drones may be new, futuristic weapons, but the U.S. drone campaign in Pakistan raises the oldest of international legal questions: what gives one country the right to violate the sovereignty of another? (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Middle-East, Military, NATO/Allies, Pakistan, tagged Afghanistan, Islamabad, Pakistan, us military, war on terror on April 27, 2011 |
Eurasia Review, By Shahzad Masood Roomi
22 April 2011
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Drone, Middle-East, Military, NATO/Allies, Pakistan, tagged drones, militants, North Waziristan, Pakistan, us military on April 27, 2011 |
Los Angeles Times, By Alex Rodriguez
23 April 2011
A U.S. missile strike killed at least 25 people Friday in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region, signaling that Washington’s use of drones against militants along the Afghan border will continue despite intensifying opposition from Pakistani leaders. (more…)
