Drone Strike

• At least 20 people killed in Sudan after a suspected drone strike hits a prison

  At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured after a suspected drone strike hit a prison in Sudan's North Kordofan region, according to officials.

  World

  May 10
  
• Donald Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ following missile strike

  Trump also announced he would ask NATO to become “much more involved in the Middle East process.”

  World

  Jan 8, 2020
  
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• ‘Avoid filling up’: Gas prices spike in Metro Vancouver

  Prices at some gas stations around Vancouver were as high as $1.589 on Wednesday morning.

  Consumer

  Sep 18, 2019
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• U.S. drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief who ordered assassination of Malala Yousafzai

  A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday. 

  World

  Jun 15, 2018
• Powerful video warns of the danger of autonomous ‘slaughterbot’ drone swarms

  A UC Berkeley professor is raising the alarm about the dangers of autonomous drone “swarms” in a powerful and disturbing video played before the UN.

  World

  Nov 24, 2017
• Hafiz Saeed Khan, Islamic State leader in Afghanistan, killed in US drone strike

  A top Islamic State group leader in Afghanistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month, the Pentagon confirmed Friday, saying his death will affect the group's recruiting and operations in the region.

  World

  Aug 13, 2016
• Scholar appointed successor after death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour

  The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that their leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week and that they have appointed a successor.

  World

  May 25, 2016
• Officials: US drone kills 10 in northwest Pakistan

  A suspected U.S. drone fired four missiles at a vehicle carrying Uzbek and local militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing 10 of them, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.

  World

  Sep 24, 2014
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• U.S. drones kill 13 militants in first strikes since Christmas

  Missiles from U.S. drones slammed into militant hideouts overnight in northwestern Pakistan, killing 13 suspected insurgents and marking the resumption of the CIA-led program after a nearly six-month break.

  World

  Jun 12, 2014
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• American terror suspect could be target of future drone attack

  An American citizen who is a member of al-Qaida is actively planning attacks against Americans overseas, U.S. officials say.

  World

  Feb 10, 2014