List of Drones articles
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drone-crop Afghan Insurgents Use Drones in Fight Against U.S.
Something that’s already happening on the battlefields in Iraq and Syria.
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UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 07: A U.S. Air Force pilot (L), and a censor operator (R), prepare to launch a MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), from a ground control station at a secret air base in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016. The U.S. military and coalition forces use the base, located in an undisclosed location, to launch drone airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, as well as transport cargo and troops supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Predators at the base are operated and maintained by the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, currently attached to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Can Trump Unravel Obama’s Rules of War?
The codification of the use of legal force against terrorist targets has been a pillar of the Obama administration. Walking a new tough line might not be so easy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Will Trump Cyber Hawks Hack Back?; Beijing Mocks, Warns, Incoming President
Signals, or Confusion, Over Defense Budget; Aleppo Chaos; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Seizes U.S. Navy Drone in In South China Sea
Beijing raises the stakes in a watery showdown.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Innovations: How to Live Like Matt Damon in ‘The Martian’
A super-powered micro-animal, a hacker-proof grid, and more.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 When Trump Takes Control of the Justice Department, Be Afraid
America’s litigious president-elect is about to run the world’s most fearsome legal agency.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Video: Is This The Fabled Beast of Kandahar?
New video shows the secret drone over Nevada
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 One Cheer for Obama’s Executive Order on Drone Strikes
Yes, the White House lowballed its drone casualty numbers. But don’t let that obscure the value of its important policy changes, which will save civilian lives.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Do Not Believe the U.S. Government’s Official Numbers on Drone Strike Civilian Casualties
It’s way, way too low.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 White House Drone Release Is Big on Numbers, Short on Detail
The Obama administration finally releases an estimate of how many civilians were killed in its secret drone strikes. But rights groups say the true numbers are vastly higher.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: More Airstrikes, More Dead Civilians; Syria Train and Equip Numbers
Fragile States Index; Aussies Allegedly Pushing Around Neighbors; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: U.S. Diplos Slam Obama Syria Policy; JSOC and CIA Team Up On Drones
Russian Bombs U.S. Syrian Allies; CIA Chief Says No More Torture; and Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Was Mullah Mansour Doing in Iran?
In the wake of the Taliban leader’s death, we’re only now coming to understand just how ties between Tehran and the Taliban are evolving.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Anwar al-Awlaki’s Life After Death
The persistent popularity of the American imam killed by a CIA drone strike in Yemen is a lesson in the difficulty of stamping out radicalism.
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