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The first known U.S. drone strike in Yemen was November 3, 2002 (killing al-Qaeda operative Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi), and the most recent U.S. drone strike in Yemen as of the report's publication was May 17, 2020. Over those 18 years, there were 374 reported strikes in Yemen (with the peak being in 2012), which killed a total of between ...
Drone strikes are successful at suppressing militant behavior, though this response is in anticipation of a drone strike rather than as a result of one. Data from the US and Pakistan's joint counter-terrorism efforts show that militants cease communication and attack planning to avoid detection and targeting.
8 January 2016: A US air or drone strike killed an unknown number of people "to eliminate threats to the force" in the Kharkhez district, located in the Kandahar province. [25] 8 January 2016: A US air or drone strike killed an unknown number of people "to eliminate threats to the force" in the Bermal district, located in the Paktika province. [25]
Drone strikes were halted in November 2011 after NATO forces killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in the Salala incident. [53] Shamsi Airfield was evacuated of Americans and taken over by the Pakistanis December 2011. [54] The incident prompted an approximately two-month stop to the drone strikes, which resumed on 10 January 2012.
At 9:30 p.m. local time, the United States conducted a drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad, resulting in the death of three Kata'ib Hezbollah militants, among them senior commander Abu Baqir al-Saadi. [18] [9] The attack was denounced by the Iraqi government, saying that the US-led military coalition in Iraq is becoming a "factor for instability".
Ukraine has used drones in strikes against Russian military infrastructure, [155] [156] [157] such as in the ongoing strikes against Crimea, [158] and has been accused by Russia of being responsible for the Kremlin drone attack and the 30 May 2023 Moscow drone strikes, but has denied responsibility in both cases. [159] [160]
The numerous strikes in September are reportedly part of a campaign against the Haqqqni Network. The drone strikes in Pakistan against the network are meant to support concurrent special operations raids against the network's fighters in Afghanistan. [187]
Drone strikes during the Israel–Hamas war (5 P) R. Red Sea crisis (20 P) Pages in category "Drone strikes" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.