U.S. Drone Strike

• Killing of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri puts Taliban under increased scrutiny

  The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house intensified global scrutiny Tuesday of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.

  Politics

  Aug 2, 2022
  
• Soleimani killing: A look at the Trump administration’s evolving explanations

  Donald Trump and other members of the administration have made contradictory statements about the reasons for the killing.

  World

  Jan 13, 2020
  
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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
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• Senior Al Qaeda militant killed in U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan

  Qari Yasin was responsible for a 2008 bombing on a hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, which killed dozens of people including two American service members.

  World

  Mar 25, 2017
• U.S. ‘reasonably certain’ Jihadi John is dead

  A U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John," U.S. officials said, but it was still unclear whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages.

  World

  Nov 13, 2015
• Yemen military says U.S. drone strike kills 9 al-Qaida, 3 civilians

  A U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen killed at least nine suspected al-Qaida militants and three civilians Saturday, authorities said.

  World

  Apr 19, 2014