the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan," the senior administration official told Fox News. "The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties." The Biden administration ...
The airstrike, which had occurred on September 14, was at the time reported as a drone strike that killed three suspected al-Qaeda militants who were riding a motorcycle. While no civilian casualties had been reported at that time, a watchdog organization focusing on the war in Yemen had pos...
which can carry up to four AGM-114 "Hellfire" missiles and two GBU-12 "Paving II" laser guided bombs at the same time. At the same time, the civilian casualties caused by US UAVs are also increasing year by year. On July 31 this year, the US military killed Ayman...
and the Pentagon has to determine there is no chance to capture him alive. Military officials would also need to ensure that a drone strike would not cause civilian casualties.
According to two Iraqi militia officials, the drone strike did not result in any casualties. However, the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a civilian watchdog for theSyrian civil war, reports that the driver was killed in the strike. ...
terrorism operation today against an ISIS-K planner,” Captain Bill Urban, spokesman for U.S. Central Command, confirmed Friday night. “The unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangahar Province of Afghanistan. Initial indications are that we killed the target. We know of no civilian casualties....
Biden’s new drone strike policy may lead to a reduction in civilian casualties and we may see a decrease in US drone strikes overall. However, with Somalia as the current epicenter of US counterterrorism efforts, there are a number of reasons to remain skeptical of how Biden’s n...
Image:The suspected house in Kabul that was hit by a US drone strike on Sunday Mr Biden said none of the 71-year-old's family members were injured and there were no civilian casualties. The US president said: "The United States continues to demonstrate our resolve and...
US military spokesman Bill Urban acknowledged the reports of civilian casualties and said the US is investigating these. He said: “We would be deeply saddened by any potential loss of innocent life." The US State Department released a statement on Sunday signed by around 100 countries, as well...
A number of senators also decried the civilian casualties, saying the administration needs to do more to press Israel to protect the population in Gaza. In response, Austin said he spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, on Monday and that he repeated U.S. ...