Us Drone Strike
Recent Highlights
All Stories for Us Drone Strike
Tehreek-e-Taliban deputy chief dies in US drone strike in Pakistan, third TTP leader killed by US in six months
Ians •A key Pakistan Taliban commander has been killed in a US drone strike close to the Afghan border in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency, a media report said
US denies attacking Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan after Islamabad condemns 'unilateral' drone strike
•Pakistan's claim that the US hit an Afghan refugee camp in a drone strike is "false", a US spokesman said Thursday
British Islamic State member 'White Widow' killed in airstrike with 12-year-old son in Syria
•A British member of the Islamic State terrorist network, dubbed as the "White Widow" by UK media, has been killed along with her minor son in a US drone strike in Syria, media reports said on Thursday.
Al-Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader
•Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the new head of the Afghan Taliban, who was appointed last month after his predecessor was killed in a US drone strike.
Drone strikes on Pakistan 'must stop': Pak army chief's stern message to US
•US drone strikes in Pakistan "must stop", Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Wednesday.
Afghan bombing: Taliban bomber hits court minibus in Kabul, killing 10
•An Afghan official said a suicide bomber has struck a vehicle carrying court employees in Kabul, killing 10 people.
Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour's death widens cracks in fragmented militant group
Ians •Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour death in a US drone strike in Pakistan has created confusion in the militant group due to leadership vacuum.
Taliban confirms leader Mansour was killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
•Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said Mansour's death would have a positive impact on attempts to bring peace to Afghanistan.
Senior Islamic State leader killed in US drone strike
Fp Archives •A coalition airstrike in Syria has killed a senior Islamic State leader, who has been responsible for moving fighters and weapons from Libya to Syria, the Pentagon has said.
US drone strike killing two hostages in Pakistan exposes major intelligence shortfall
Fp Archives •The US drone strike that accidentally killed two hostages in Pakistan exposes intelligence shortfalls that former and current US officials say appear to be growing more frequent as militants expand their safe havens and as Washington gathers less on-the-ground human intelligence.