Tag: Drones

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)

Errant drone strikes raise questions about safeguards to prevent civilian casualties

Mike Brest · January 2, 2022 11:30 am

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Airstrikes under Biden down 50% compared to previous year

Mike Brest · December 31, 2021 4:00 am

Why does Biden want to sell military drones to Qatar?

Rep. Jack Bergman · December 17, 2021 11:02 pm

Amal Ahmadi, 32, holds a picture of his slain brother Zemerai Ahmadi at the family house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

No military personnel to be punished for botched Afghan strike that killed 10 civilians

Mike Brest · December 13, 2021 9:11 pm

"The Pentagon has not received any orders with regards to Venezuela," said Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon Friday evening, according to CNN.

Central Command: Civilian casualties possible in latest Syrian strike targeting al Qaeda

Mike Brest · December 4, 2021 5:07 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Warren calls for congressional inquiry into botched Syrian strike from 2019

Mike Brest · November 30, 2021 4:43 pm

Austin orders review into years-old Syrian strike that killed civilians

Mike Brest · November 29, 2021 10:43 pm

In this Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 file photo, Afghans inspect damage of Ahmadi family house after U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.

Family of aid worker killed in botched drone strike still in Afghanistan

Mike Brest · November 19, 2021 6:39 pm

US must confront drone proliferation

US must confront drone proliferation

Michael Rubin · November 19, 2021 12:00 am

Austin preaches accountability for drone strikes that killed civilians

Mike Brest · November 17, 2021 10:02 pm

The Pentagon is seen in Virginia.

US admits to strikes that killed civilians in Syria years ago

Mike Brest · November 15, 2021 4:22 pm

Vice President Joe Biden waves during funeral services for his son, Beau Biden, Saturday, June 6, 2015, at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wilmington, Del. (Yuri Gripas/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden’s Afghan war crime gets the whitewash treatment

Washington Examiner · November 8, 2021 5:00 am