Drone Strikes

• Venezuela’s president a no-show at rally after drone blasts he said were meant to kill him

  But turnout was thin compared to previous marches, which would take over major avenues.

  Aug 6, 2018
  
• Defence minister says anti-drone system is in research mode amid growing threat

  Harjit Sajjan was asked what’s being done to protect Canada’s soldiers in the upcoming United Nations mission in Mali.

  Canada

  May 30, 2018
  
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• Drone wars: Is Canada’s military prepared for weaponized drones? 

  Today, any group can afford a drone, with just several hundred dollars

  Tech

  May 29, 2018
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• Drone wars: How ‘off-the-shelf’ drones are changing the way wars are fought

  Commercial drones are being jerry-rigged into deadly weapons, dropping bombs in close combat.

  Tech

  May 28, 2018
• Drone strikes and other attacks killed 117 civilians when Obama was president

  This count is higher than the last one.

  World

  Jan 20, 2017
• US releases conditions for lethal drone strikes

  The White House has released a version of President Barack Obama's 3-year-old guidance on the use of lethal force against terrorists overseas.

  World

  Aug 6, 2016
• US says up to 116 civilians killed in counterterror strikes

  Peeling back some of the secrecy of America's drone strikes on suspected terrorists, the Obama administration on Friday said it has killed up to 116 civilians in counterterror attacks.

  World

  Jul 2, 2016
• U.S. drone strike kills at least 150 at al-Shabab training camp in Somalia

  The Pentagon says a U.S. drone strike on Saturday struck a training camp for al-Shabab fighters in Somalia who were preparing to launch a large-scale attack, likely against African or U.S. personnel.

  World

  Mar 7, 2016
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• Al-Qaida’s No. 2 figure killed in U.S. strike in Yemen

  A U.S. airstrike has killed Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, who commanded its powerful Yemeni affiliate, dealing the global network its biggest blow since the killing of Osama bin Laden and eliminating a charismatic leader at a time when it is vying with the Islamic State group for the mantle of global jihad.

  World

  Jun 16, 2015
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• Suspected United States drone strikes kill 7 militants in Pakistan

  Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone fired missiles at two compounds in the North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan, killing at least seven alleged militants.

  World

  Dec 26, 2014