Using drones: principles, tactics and results (amended title)

**davidbfpo** · 11-10-2011

Hat tip to the Lowry Institute.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (based at City University in London) is conducting a project where they monitor all reported drone attacks in Pakistan. Based on their documentation of 306 missile strikes from remotely piloted drones in Pakistan (as of November 2011), there are reports of at least 2,349 deaths with, at minimum, 392 civilians killed — including 175 children.

Link to cited research, which is more than casualties:http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com...ts/drone-data/

**davidbfpo** · 11-19-2011

I may have missed allegations that UK citizens / residents were the target of a drone strike, so I read this press report with interest 'Britain's 'most wanted' killed in drone attack':http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ne-attack.html

He was killed in the tribal region of Waziristan alongside Mohammed Azmir Khan, 37. Both men and their brothers were believed to be part of an established network of radicals from Ilford, East London with connections to al-Qaeda. Adam's father confirmed that his son had been killed and a close friend of Khan's family, who did not want to be named, said: "They have taken it very badly - this is the second son who has been killed in a drone strike."

As Slap has said long ago watch the family members (or similar) as they will be the first to be radicalised and join the violent Jihad.

He is not the first UK target hit, as the "mastermind" Rashid Rauf was killed in November 2008, his name appears in today's article too and there is some background on:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_Rauf

**davidbfpo** · 04-30-2012

A short BBC News report:

President Obama's counter-terrorism adviser has given the most detailed explanation so far of America's use of drones to kill members of al-Qaeda....Brennan has gone further than anyone so far in laying out the rationale for a policy that remains controversial.

Slightly off-topic, no 100%, but needs a mention:

Mr Brennan also said that documents found at the compound where Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan last year would go online later this week.

Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17901400

**slapout9** · 05-02-2012

Link to Gadsden,AL Police Chief's story about drones, includes some video to.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/ala-...t-owns-drones/

**BushrangerCZ** · 05-02-2012

There is one result I do not like: All recce units got issued mandatory ballistic plate carriers and helmets, and no one does covert dismounted long range recce ops for multiple days any more. And it´s needed there. Drones are amazing, but they can´t win alone in counterinsurgency campaign, while the rest is carrying their armoured bodies in vehicles and get blown up on IEDs daily.

**carl** · 05-02-2012

Originally Posted by BushrangerCZ

There is one result I do not like: All recce units got issued mandatory ballistic plate carriers and helmets, and no one does covert dismounted long range recce ops for multiple days any more. And it´s needed there. Drones are amazing, but they can´t win alone in counterinsurgency campaign, while the rest is carrying their armoured bodies in vehicles and get blown up on IEDs daily.

I find this kind of thing ironic because years ago I read of the Russians going into Grozny and the stories most always had an arch tone of disapproval when noting that they were reluctant to get out of their vehicles.