US Drone Operations
The US first deployed armed drones in the weeks after 9/11 and have launched drones strikes in at least seven countries – Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan and Libya and Syria. As well as US military operations, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) also operate drones most controversially for targeted strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Key documents and articles
| Jun 2014 | Recommendations and Report of the Stimson Task Force on US Drone Policy | Critical report on US drone operations by former senior US military and administration officials. |
| June 2014 | When drones fall from the sky | Major investigation into US military drone crashes by Washington Post |
| Feb 2014 | The NSA’s Secret Role in the U.S. Assassination Program | The Intercept reveals NSA’s role in use of metadata to target US drone strikes |
| Jan 2014 | What really happened when a U.S. drone hit a Yemeni wedding convoy? | Investigation into Dec 2013 US drone strike that killed civilians |
| Dec 2013 | DoD Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap 2013 – 2038 | Pentagon updates US military drone roadmap. |
| Oct 2013 | Will I be next? US Drone Strikes in Pakistan | Amnesty International report |
| Oct 2013 | Between a drone and Al-Qaeda: The Civilian Cost of US Targeted Killings in Yemen | Human Rights Watch report |
| Oct 2013 | Secret memos reveal explicit nature of U.S., Pakistan agreement on drones | Excerpts of US reports to Pakistan on US drone strikes |
| May 2013 | Policy on drone strike authorization doesn’t need to change, Defense official says | Washington Post report on Pentagon offical testimony at Senate Armed Services Committee |
| May 2013 | Obama’s Speech on Drone Policy | President Obama gives major policy speech on drones and counterterrorism |
| March 2013 | Erased US data shows 1 in 4 missiles in Afghan airstrikes now fired by drone | Analysis by TBIJ shows that drones are firing nearly a quarter of all air-launched missiles in Afghanistan |
| March 2013 | Out of Sight, Out of Mind | Stunning visualization of US drone strikes in Pakistan |
| Jan 2013 | Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies | Council on Foreign Relations briefing on US use of drones with recommendations for reform |
| Dec 2012 | Revealed: US and Britain launched 1,200 drone strikes in recent wars | Analysis of US and UK drone strikes in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq |
| Sept 2012 | Living Under Drones Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians From US Drone Practices in Pakistan | Analysis from Stamford and New York University Law Schools of the US drone campaign in Pakistan |
| Sep 2012 | The Civilian Impact of Drone Strikes: Unexamined Costs, Unanswered Questions | A study of the impact of the US covert drone on civilians in Pakistan |
| Aug 2012 | Hidden History: America’s Secret Drone War in Africa | Examining US use of drones in Africa |
| Apr 2012 | The Rise of the Killer Drones: How America Goes to War in Secret | Good overview of US use of armed drones |
| Jan 2012 | US Unmanned Aerial Systems | Congressional Research Service Report looks at development and future use of drones |
Further Information:
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism on US Covert Drone War
Drone Wars UK posts tagged US drones
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