Search results for ‘Pakistan drone warfare special report’
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US Reaper drones in Seychelles ‘unarmed’ says minister
The Seychelles government hits back at allegations the US is using the islands to launch drone attacks in Somalia and Yemen, insisting the aircraft are monitoring pirates not terrorists.
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US hunter-killer drones ‘flying from Seychelles’
America’s covert war on terror is expanding across the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with the building of secret drone airbases from Ethiopia to the Seychelles.
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Pakistan’s al-Qaeda chief ‘killed’
Abu Hafs al Shahri, believed to be al-Qaeda’s chief of operations in Pakistan, has reportedly been killed in a drone attack in Waziristan.
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Senior al-Qaeda leader ‘captured’ in Pakistan
Pakistan says it has captured three al-Qaeda operatives, including “senior leader” Younis al-Mauritania, who it says took orders directly from Osama bin Laden.
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US aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan
A 63-year-old man working for the US government’s aid programme in Pakistan has been kidnapped from his home.
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Study reveals 168 child deaths in Pakistan drone war
US drone strikes in Pakistan have killed more civilians than previously reported, including 168 children, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
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Drone strikes ‘may increase’ as troops leave Afghanistan
As troops leave Afghanistan defence experts tell Channel 4 News securing the violent eastern border with Pakistan will become a priority, and that may include the use of more unmanned drone strikes.
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Taliban ‘hero’ Ilyas Kashmiri killed by US drones
A senior Pakistan Taliban leader confirms to Channel 4 News that their leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed by a US drone strike, but denied any involvement in recent Pakistan attacks.
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US to reduce role in Pakistan
The US military announces plans to reduce the number of troops in Pakistan after an official request made by the Pakistani government.
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Karachi attack ‘a US operation’, claims ex Pakistan general
The former head of Pakistan’s ISI, Hamid Gul, tells Channel 4 News that he is “100 per cent sure” a Taliban attack on a major naval air base in Karachi was an “American operation”.
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Pakistan drone strikes ‘legal’, says US Attorney General
The United States Attorney General tells Channel 4 News US drone strikes in Pakistan, which have killed 900 people in the last year, are “totally consistent with international law”.
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Can CIA drone attacks on Pakistan succeed?
The Obama administration has presided over a significant increase in unmanned CIA drone attacks on Pakistan. Who is pushing the policy forward – and can it succeed?
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WikiLeaks shows US-Pakistan relations mired in distrust
A series of WikiLeaks files shed new light on the relationship of distrust between the United States and Pakistan over the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.
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Pakistan expresses ‘deep concerns’ over US bin Laden mission
Despite acknowledging the death of bin Laden as an “important milestone against terrorism”, Pakistan expresses “deep concerns” at the manner of the US operation that killed the al-Qaeda leader.
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Pakistan drone report shortlisted for Amnesty digital award
A special report on US drone warfare by Channel 4 News is nominated for a leading digital human rights award. It follows an ongoing investigation into covert attacks in Pakistan.