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Taliban refuses to confirm Khan Said as new leader
Amid reports that Khan Said will replace Hakimullah Mehsud as leader of the Pakistan Taliban, Taliban sources tell Channel 4 News discussions are still underway, signalling disagreement at the top.
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US drone strike marks ‘death of peace efforts’ – Pakistan
Pakistan’s foreign office summons the US ambassador and says that the drone strike which killed Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, has caused a serious setback to peace talks with the Taliban.
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Drone strike ‘kills’ Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud
Channel 4 News understands that a US drone strike in Pakistan has killed two senior members of the Taliban. There are also strong indications that Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is among the dead.
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‘What did we do to you?’: family takes drone fight to the US
Rafiq Rehman’s family in northern Pakistan was devastated by the effects of US drone strikes. Now he is in the American capital to speak out for the victims of such attacks.
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Deadly US drone strikes ‘endorsed’ by Pakistan
Just days before a historic briefing in Congress, top secret documents suggest Pakistan “routinely received classified briefings” on drone strikes inside its borders.
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US drone killings in Pakistan ‘unlawful’ – Amnesty
Amnesty International says the US could be guilty of war crimes for unlawful killings in Pakistan, carried out by drones.
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Lampedusa: redefining Italy’s conscience on immigration
As Italy declares a state of emergency following the Lampedusa disaster, Channel 4 News asks if social attitudes towards immigration are changing.
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The hero’s life awaits al-Shabaab’s Westgate suspects
Reports that some of the al-Shabaab terrorists, who attacked the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, escaped are likely to be true, writes Jamal Osman. Now they can expect a life of hero worship.
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Yemen drone campaigner detained at Gatwick
A leading Yemeni human rights activist questioned by Gatwick airport anti-terror officers tells Channel 4 News he fears Britain is targeting people who oppose US drone wars.
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World of Terminator is coming, says RAF chief
The head of the RAF tells Channel 4 News that the world of Terminator 2 is coming in response to a question about unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as “drones”.
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UK drone usage grows despite controversy
British drone flights over Afghanistan have nearly trebled since 2008, while the use of missiles has increased sixfold, according to new figures released by the Ministry of Defence.
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Al-Qaeda threat: US to reopen embassies
Eighteen of the 19 United States embassies closed across the Middle East due to fears of a potential terrorist attack will reopen on Sunday, the US State Department said on Friday.
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US drone strike kills six suspected militants in Yemen
At least six suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen’s southeastern province of Maareb are dead after a US drone strike, officials said – the sixth such strike in less than two weeks.
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Al-Qaeda Yemen threat: UK evacuates all embassy staff
Britain pulls all embassy staff out of Yemen due to “increased security concerns”, whilst the US orders all non-essential personnel to exit the country.
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An end to US drone wars – or just spin?
It sounded like hope for the Pakistani civilians living in the shadow of drones, but is the US suggestion that it could stop its anti-terror campaign in the Middle East country to be believed?