@dronestream

Every reported covert US drone strike, 2002-2017. Also an iPhone app. By @joshbegley.

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After 5 years, I think @dronestream is over. Please read this. xitter.cf/joshbegley/status/9312…
Josh Begley
@joshbegley16 Nov 2017
Here’s the massive investigation by @AzmatZahra and @Anand_Gopal_ nytimes.com/interactive/2017…

The Uncounted (Published 2017)

An on-the-ground investigation reveals that the U.S.-led battle against ISIS — hailed as the most precise air campaign in history — is killing far more Iraqi civilians than the coalition has acknow...

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Too many strikes to tweet. It's been 15 years since the first drone strike outside a declared battlefield. Thanks for following. xitter.cf/ap/status/929760141125…
The Associated Press
@AP12 Nov 2017
BREAKING: U.S. military says it carried out 3 drone strikes against Islamic extremists in Somalia within 24 hours.
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Residents heard an explosion in Shabwah. Two dead. The United States claimed responsibility via email. (Yemen) xitter.cf/latest_strike/status/8…
Shadow Wars@tbijshadowwars19 Jun 2017
US confirms strike in Yemen's Shabwah on June 16. Targeted two AQAP members, it said. thebureauinvestigates.com/dr…
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Early Tuesday, in a village south of Thal, a US drone fired missiles at a house. Two people were killed (Pakistan) nytimes.com/aponline/2017/06…
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A Reaper drone took off from Djibouti. At 2am, it "dropped multiple Hellfire missiles," killing 8 people (Somalia) nytimes.com/2017/06/11/us/po…

U.S. Strikes Shabab, Likely a First Since Trump Relaxed Rules for Somalia (Published 2017)

Eight militants were believed killed in the airstrike, two and a half months after Mr. Trump cleared the way for strikes with no self-defense rationale.

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On Wednesday, two missiles hit a house in the mountains. "I drove away as fast as I could." (Pakistan) thebureauinvestigates.com/dr…
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Wow. I simply can't keep up. Since February, there have been more than 80 drone strikes in Yemen. xitter.cf/MicahZenko/status/8569…
Micah Zenko@MicahZenko25 Apr 2017
Since Feb. 28, US conducted 80+ drone strikes in Yemen (new DOD #s): 1.5 strikes each day. bit.ly/2piujX0
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The four people inside were incinerated. Three others—who were passing by the car—are dead too. (Yemen) reuters.com/article/us-yemen…

Drone strike kills 3 civilians, four militants in Yemen: residents

Three Yemeni civilians were killed when a drone attacked four suspected al Qaeda militants traveling in a vehicle in the southern part of the country, residents and a local official said on Monday.

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On Wednesday, near the town of Al Hami, a US drone strike killed four. "The vehicle was completely burned" (Yemen) reuters.com/article/us-yemen…
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At midnight, a U.S. drone fired missiles at a car, killing 4 people (Yemen) reuters.com/article/us-yemen…

Four suspected al Qaeda members killed in Yemen drone strike -residents

At least four suspected al Qaeda members were killed in an apparent U.S. drone strike on a vehicle in central Yemen, residents said on Wednesday, part of an escalating campaign against the Islamist...

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Josh Begley
@joshbegley28 Mar 2017
Nevermind. xitter.cf/thefader/status/846797…
The FADER
@thefader28 Mar 2017
Replying to @thefader
Apple accepted an app that tracks U.S. drone strikes, only to remove it several hours later. thefader.com/2017/03/28/appl…
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Josh Begley
@joshbegley28 Mar 2017
My iPhone app is back. You can download it here: apple.co/2otSkqy interc.pt/2nw5nKo
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Two brothers—Ahmed and Mohammed—were walking down the road. A missile whistled in. They never made 15. (Yemen) reuters.com/article/us-yemen…
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Abdul saw it all. "The drone chased them." As the taxi drove past a farm, four people were swallowed by fire (Yemen) nytimes.com/2017/03/06/world…

U.S. Air Campaign in Yemen Killed Guantánamo Ex-Prisoner (Published 2017)

Warplanes struck suspected Qaeda targets for a fifth day, bringing the total attacks to over 40, as the Pentagon said the ex-detainee and a bomb expert were killed last week.

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More than 20 air strikes—both drone and 'manned'—were launched in Abyan, Al Bayda and Shabwah (Yemen) nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s…

U.S. launches airstrikes against al Qaeda in Yemen

More than 20 strikes targeted AQAP militants, equipment and infrastructure.

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Two men were riding a motorcycle. A drone missile came out of the sky (Pakistan) reuters.com/article/us-pakis…

Suspected U.S. drone strike kills two in Pakistan near Afghan border: village elder

A suspected U.S. drone strike killed two men on Thursday in a Pakistani village near the Afghanistan border, a local government official and a village elder said.

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Carnage is the word. US drones and commandos killed 30 people, including Dr. Awlaki's 8-yr old granddaughter (Yemen) xitter.cf/jeremyscahill/status/8…
jeremy scahill
@jeremyscahill29 Jan 2017
Despite US claims no civilians were killed in Yemen raid, Dr. Nasser Awlaki says his 8 yr old granddaughter was shot in the neck & killed
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Jan 21, 2017: While the world was marching, Donald Trump's first drone strike killed 3 people in a car (Yemen) cbsnews.com/news/suspected-u…

Suspected U.S. drone strike kills three alleged al Qaeda members in Yemen, a first for Trump

Human rights groups slammed Obama for his drone use, and fear President Trump will ramp up the program, and therefore civilian deaths too

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Jan 8, 2017: A Sunday drone strike, the last of the Obama years, killed one person "in a remote area" (Yemen) nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pen…
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Dec 29, 2016: Jalal was driving through al-Baydah when a missile ended his life. 2 people killed (Yemen) english.alarabiya.net/en/New…
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