If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone From October 6 to October 13, eight separate U.S. drone strikes hit targets in Pakistan’s Datta Khel and Shawal Valley, making it …
By Dan Gettinger and Arthur Holland Michel Between October 5 and October 11, the United States launched eight reported drone strikes in Pakistan. The strikes took place in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA); four in the Shawal Valley that borders the regions of North and South Waziristan, three in …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone In 2012, a Swiss photographer used a drone to take aerial photos of Tina Turner’s wedding. Now, as paparazzi drones proliferate, they …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone Our co-director Dan Gettinger spoke on Northeast Public Radio about The Drone Primer: a Compendium of the Key Issues. (The Primer is …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News A U.S. Predator drone reportedly took part in a series of American airstrikes against Islamic State positions in northeastern Iraq. The drone strike hit a mortar position. President Obama announced …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News American drones struck several targets in Pakistan, reportedly killing up to 20 people. The strikes took place in Datta Khel, North Waziristan. The CIA drones targeted a mix of local …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone When the news broke that Israel had shot down a Hamas-operated unmanned aircraft, we took a moment to look back at …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News A suspected U.S. drone strike killed at least five people in Pakistan. Two missiles hit a compound near the town of Miram Shah in the North Waziristan tribal region. According …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News At least 10 suspected militants were reportedly killed in two separate U.S. drone strikes near the town of Miram Shah in northwestern Pakistan. The strikes, which took place seven …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News Three suspected al-Qaeda militants were reportedly killed in a drone strike in Yemen. According to tribal elders who spoke to Reuters, the militants were traveling in a vehicle in …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone It has been much remarked upon that the proliferation and integration of domestic drones has serious implications for personal privacy, but …
By Dan Gettinger The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that, over the past month, the U.S. government has cut back on the number of drone strikes before peace talks begin between the Pakistani government and the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). According to unnamed American officials quoted by the Post, the Pakistani …
