Tag: drones
UK intelligence base linked to US drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
[The Guardian] “Campaigners have called on ministers to explain whether the secretive Menwith Hill intelligence base in Yorkshire is involved…
Afghan man targeted by U.S. drone strike that killed ten, including seven children, was aid worker, not terrorist
[The Independent] “A man who was killed by a US drone strike in Kabul may have been targeted as the result of faulty intelligence,…
Brown University Report: U.S.-led global ‘war on terror’ cost 1 million lives and $8 trillion
[Middle East Eye] “The US-led “war on terror” has killed nearly one million people globally and cost more than $8 trillion…
Drone War: Whistleblower Daniel Hale Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison ‘For Exposing U.S. War Crimes’ – 90% of killed are bystanders, not intended targets
[Common Dreams, Courage Foundation] “Human rights and press freedom advocates expressed dismay on Tuesday when whistleblower Daniel Hale, who pled guilty earlier this…
Turkey’s new drone base on occupied Northern Cyprus threat to Mediterranean region, lifting embargo and arming Cyprus urged
[Kathimerini, The National Interest] “Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has grown increasingly aggressive. Whereas Turkey once occupied only Cyprus,…
US troop “withdrawal” from Afghanistan: CIA seeks to relocate bases in neighbouring countries, drone war will continue
[The New York Times] “The rapid U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan is creating intense pressure on the C.I.A. to find new ways…
Israeli drone technology sold to Russia was pivotal for rescuing Assad in Syrian war
[Haaretz] “When Israeli-licensed military drones first took off from Syrian air force bases to stalk opponents of Bashar Assad’s regime,…
Yemeni leaks indicate al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki was a CIA asset
[The American Conservative] “Leaked recordings from Yemen further indicate that “the bin Laden of the Internet” was a U.S. government…
Israel Aerospace Industries and UAE weapons company to develop anti-drone system
[Jewish News Syndicate] “Israel Aerospace Industries announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the…
Israeli drones, spyware sold to Myanmar despite ban
[The New Arab] “Israeli companies Cellebrite, Elbit Systems and Gaia Automotive Industries have reportedly sold arms and spyware to Myanmar.”…
US bombs Somalia a day after “troop withdrawal”, now stationed in neighboring Kenya and Djibouti
[Antiwar.com] “After announcing that the troop withdrawal from Somalia was completed on Sunday, the US carried out multiple airstrikes in…
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan used Israeli and Turkish Drones against Armenia
[Forbes] “The fighting that flared up Sept. 27 is the deadliest in that region since 1994. Among other weapons, Azerbaijan…
Iraqi PM says Trump asked him to mediate with Iran then assassinated his guest, emissary Qasem Soleimani
[Liberation News] “The acting Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi […] revealed that Soleimani had traveled to Baghdad to deliver a…
Indiscriminate drone attacks increased under Obama, creating more terrorists than removing, warns former CIA official
[The Guardian] “A former top terrorism official at the CIA has warned that President Barack Obama’s controversial drone programme is far too…
‘State-sanctioned extra-judicial executions’ – CIA drone attacks deliberately target rescuers and funerals, killing civilians
[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism] “The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to…