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White House imposes additional restrictions on counterterrorism drone strikes

By Mike Brest
Published October 7, 2022 9:59pm ET
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White House imposes additional restrictions on counterterrorism drone strikes
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. Drones are often called the weapon of choice of the Obama administration, which quadrupled drone strikes against al-Qaida targets in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, up from less than 50 under the Bush administration to more than 220 in the past three years. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) | Kirsty Wigglesworth

President Joe Biden signed a classified policy to add restrictions on how the United States approves counterterrorism drone strikes.

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