I believe the United States has attempted to help form some form of defense in order to combat the growing threat of terrorism. Although I agree something must be done, I tend to disagree with the strategy. Yet, I will admit I really do not know what I would do if I was in a ...
counter-terrorism operations as the Obama administration winds down the war in Afghanistan and Washington’s focus expands to militant havens in countries including Pakistan. Article content The Obama administration contends that drone strikes have helped weaken the central leadership of al Qaeda and...
Use Drones to Combat Terrorism? The CIA and the U.S. military have been using drones for more than 100 years, but only in the past 10 years the public has realized how powerful this technology is. Drones should be used to combat terrorism in Afghanistan because they are a step into the...
"The use of drones is a good way to fight the war. But you're going to kill drones if you're not using them judiciously," Munter said. "The problem is the political fallout," he told the Daily Beast, citing examples where Pakistani civilians would come to him with bodies ...
military move came after Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's call for joint efforts against militants in both Pakistan and Afghanistan earlier this week. Abbasi said that any one-sided move will be counter-productive, hurting both countries' efforts for peace and fight against terrorism....
in the written statement, called it a “despicable and wholly unjust attack” and said the service members were “risking their own safety for the safety of their fellow Americans, and our allies and partners with whom we stand in the fight against terrorism. It is a fight we will not cea...
“Bayraktar TB2 has taken on a much more important role in the fight against terrorism. To date, it has performed more than 95,000 hours of flight,” he continued. “Dozens of them fly as we speak, and the number is increasing each passing day. Currently, 80 aircraft are serving in th...
Following the attack, the US military in January vowed to double down on fighting the Al-Shabaab days after the terrorist group launched an attack on a US base in Kenya. The US considers Kenya a "strategic" partner in the fight against terrorism. ...
on local matters. So causing al-Qaeda to evacuate the tribal areas, I think contributed to a decline in the risk to the U.S. Now, I should say, I think probably the most significant factor responsible for that decline was the way that the U.S. hardened its counterterrorism defenses ...
One of the officials who confirmed the strike said the two militants killed were active members and were recruiting youngsters to fight with them. Residents told CNN that the drone had been roaming the sky over the province since dawn and was flying at a low altitude. “When we hear it fly...