4 July 2015

Report on Drone Strikes in Pakistan and Yemen During First Half of 2015

Jack Serle
July 2, 2015

Drone war report, January – June 2015: controversial ‘signature strikes’ hit Yemen and Pakistan

Bureau of Investigative Journalism

i. Key points: 
Signature strikes return to Pakistan and Yemen. 
First confirmed civilian casualties since 2012 in Pakistan
Drone strikes persist in Yemen despite catastrophic civil war. 
More than 100 people killed in US air strikes in Afghanistan
Al Shabaab attacks continue in Somalia despite losing leaders in drone strikes. 

To read the full report which is richly illustrated with detailed charts and figures,click here.

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