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 [...]
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YEMEN: Sources: U.S. drone strike kills at least 50 in Yemen
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Drone, Middle-East, Military, Yemen, tagged Civilian Casualties, drones, Middle-East, us military, Yemen on July 15, 2011 |
IRAQ: Will Iran’s Influence In Iraq Wax Or Wane? – Analysis
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, [...]
PAKISTAN: Can US Defend Drones Without Pakistani Consent?
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?
PAKISTAN: Islamabad’s Afghan Policy: A Strategic Dilemma – Analysis
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 Pakistan has been caught in a vicious circle due to the prolonged Afghan conflict and complete indecision by the political and military establishment about conclusion of this war and Pakistan’s role. Pakistan has suffered more fatalities in so-called War on terror than the ones faced by [...]
PAKISTAN: U.S Drone attack kills 25 in Pakistan
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.
