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NEWS ABOUT: Predator

Predator stories: 15 news summaries

 UN to US: Drone Attacks 
 Could Be Unlawful 

Human rights watchdog wants more accountability from CIA in Pakistan

Oct 28, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UN human rights watchdog has some strong misgivings about the CIA drone attacks on suspected terrorists in Pakistan that have killed 600 people since last year. "Extralegal executions" are a violation of international law, Philip Alston tells the BBC. “These... More »

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Iraq • CIA • Pakistan • execution • UAVs • drones • Predator • suspected terrorists • United Nations Human Rights Council • Central Intelligence Agency • Philip Alston

 US Drones Back Up 
 Pakistani Offensive 

Predators offer intel on militant positions in South Waziristan

Oct 23, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military is supporting the Pakistani offensive against Taliban militants in South Waziristan with intelligence and imaging collected by unmanned Predator drones. The support is separate from the CIA program using the drones inside Pakistan to kill terrorist leaders. “We are coordinating with the Pakistanis,” a military... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • intelligence • US military • surveillance • UAVs • drones • Predator • al-Qaeda • South Waziristan • military offensive

ANALYSIS

Surge May Be Only Way to Keep US Safe From al-Qaeda

Remote-controlled strikes won't be enough to stop terrorists, say experts

Sep 8, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The idea that al-Qaeda could be prevented from regaining a haven in Afghanistan without having American troops in the country is gaining support as the war drags on, but it's unlikely to work, many counterterrorism experts tell the New York Times. Terrorism can't be destroyed by airstrikes or Special Forces... More »

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Afghanistan • Pakistan • troop surge • counterterrorism • Predator • al-Qaeda • Afghanistan war

US Offers Pakistan Key Control of Predator Missions

Joint US-Pakistan project seeks to bolster Pakistani government against Taliban

May 13, 09 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military has been flying armed Predator drones over Pakistan and has offered the Pakistani military significant control over the targets and missions, the Los Angeles Times reports. The program—separate from the CIA's drone missions, which Pakistan accuses of violating its sovereignty—began in recent weeks and is... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • US military • Islamic extremists • drones • Predator

 US Pinpoints New Drone  
 Targets in Pakistan 

Missile strikes evaluated as part of regional policy review

Mar 26, 09 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the US reviews its controversial air strike program in Pakistan, US and Pakistani intelligence officials are adding new targets to its list, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pakistani officials hope that expanding the drone program to target extremists will win them public support; at the same time, the Obama... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • drones • Predator • al-Qaeda • missile strike

 US May Strike 
 Deeper Into Pakistan 

Drones may target Taliban sanctuaries beyond tribal areas

Mar 18, 09 1:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is considering expanding its covert war in Pakistan beyond tribal areas to strike Taliban havens in regions under the central government's control, reports the New York Times. US commanders believe the Taliban, under the leadership of Mullah Omar, is operating out of sanctuaries in Baluchistan—which borders... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Baluchistan • Baitullah Mehsud • Predator • Quetta • Mullah Omar

(Newser) - An airstrike in Pakistan’s troubled South Waziristan region, likely orchestrated by the US, has killed about 30 people, the Los Angeles Times reports. The dead are thought to be al-Qaeda or Taliban militants; the attack destroyed the compound of an associate of the Taliban leader suspected in the... More »

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Taliban • CIA • Pakistan • UAVs • Baitullah Mehsud • Predator • airstrike • al-Qaeda • South Waziristan

(Newser) - Dianne Feinstein said today that Predator drones used to carry out attacks in Pakistan originate there, not in Afghanistan as had been widely assumed, the Los Angeles Times reports. The revelation, which is likely to cause trouble for the Pakistani government, came during testimony by spy chief Dennis Blair.... More »

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Afghanistan • Congress • Taliban • Pakistan • Dianne Feinstein • Senate Intelligence Committee • UAVs • Predator • airstrike • al-Qaeda

(Newser) - US airstrikes on suspected terrorist camps in Pakistan yesterday signal that the Obama administration will continue the aggressive US strategy against extremists in the region, the Washington Post reports. In fact, early signs suggest a tougher approach—and less patience—with the Pakistani government. The attacks, carried out by Predator... More »

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Afghanistan • CIA • Pakistan • US military • Predator • airstrike • tribal areas • President Obama • terrorist camp

In Pakistan, US Moves From Ground to Air

CIA turns to airstrikes after land operations draw protest

Oct 27, 08 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US has recalibrated its antiterror campaign in Pakistan, backing off ground raids via the Afghan border and intensifying its CIA-led airstrikes against militants. The Pakistani government had lodged bitter complaints about the ground operations, the New York Times reports, which were seen as a violation of the country's sovereignty.... More »

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CIA • Pakistan • Predator • airstrike • al-Qaeda • North West Frontier Province

 Missile Strikes Are 
 Learning Tool: CIA 

Chief says agency 'tickles' terrorist enemy to gauge reaction

Sep 17, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CIA purposely uses missile strikes to "tickle" enemy groups, often by targeting a single person, to learn from their responses, agency chief Michael Hayden said today. Hayden also told a gathering of Air Force members the CIA has "picked up insights" from working alongside the military, the... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • military • CIA • Pakistan • Air Force • Michael Hayden • Predator

After 7 Years, New Tactics to Find bin Laden

Shift to targeting other al-Qaeda leaders in hopes of picking up trail

Sep 10, 08 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seven years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the US has no bead on Osama bin Laden, believed to be hiding out in Pakistan's lawless northwest. Frustrated by the lack of progress, American and Pakistani officials have shifted their strategy to target other top al-Qaeda... More »

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Pakistan • US military • Osama bin Laden • Afghan border • Predator • North West Frontier Province • spy drones • 9/11 attacks

US Steps Up Secret
Pakistan Air Strikes

Predators hammer al-Qaeda strongholds before Pakistan cracks down

Mar 27, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is stepping up air strikes on suspected al-Qaeda strongholds in Pakistan, the Washington Post reports. The Predator bombings—which neither the US or Pakistan will officially confirm—aim to rattle terror leaders out of hiding before the country's new leaders are expected to demand the US scale back... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamic extremists • Waziristan • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan militants • Predator • airstrike • al-Qaeda

Pakistan's New Leaders Will Open Talks With Militants

New coalition will defy US, open negotiations

Mar 22, 08 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's new coalition government says it will negotiate with the militants thought to be behind a wave of recent suicide bombings, the New York Times reports. The change in strategy will alarm US officials, who have recently stepped up strikes on suspected al-Qaeda strongholds using pilotless Predator drones. Pakistanis blame... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • suicide bombing • Islamic extremists • Benazir Bhutto • Waziristan • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan militants • Asif Ali Zardari • Predator • al-Qaeda • Swat Valley

US Drone Use Over Iraq Soars

Drones over Iraq hit 500K hours

Jan 2, 08 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The US military's use of unmanned aircraft in surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat missions has climbed to more than 500,000 flight hours. The drones are mostly deployed in Iraq, but they're being flown remotely by Air Force pilots based in the US. And as troops begin to trickle back home,... More »

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Iraq • military • drones • aircraft • Raven • Predator • weapons

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