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Here’s the massive investigation by @AzmatZahra and @Anand_Gopal_ nytimes.com/interactive/20
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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.
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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)
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US confirms strike in Yemen's Shabwah on June 16. Targeted two AQAP members, it said. thebureauinvestigates.com/drone-war/data
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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/
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A Reaper drone took off from Djibouti. At 2am, it "dropped multiple Hellfire missiles," killing 8 people (Somalia)
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On Wednesday, two missiles hit a house in the mountains. "I drove away as fast as I could." (Pakistan)
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Wow. I simply can't keep up. Since February, there have been more than 80 drone strikes in Yemen.
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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)
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On Wednesday, near the town of Al Hami, a US drone strike killed four. "The vehicle was completely burned" (Yemen)
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At midnight, a U.S. drone fired missiles at a car, killing 4 people (Yemen)
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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-yem
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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)
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More than 20 air strikes—both drone and 'manned'—were launched in Abyan, Al Bayda and Shabwah (Yemen)
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Two men were riding a motorcycle. A drone missile came out of the sky (Pakistan)
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Carnage is the word. US drones and commandos killed 30 people, including Dr. Awlaki's 8-yr old granddaughter (Yemen)
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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)
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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/p
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Dec 29, 2016: Jalal was driving through al-Baydah when a missile ended his life. 2 people killed (Yemen)
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Dec 22, 2016: Nine new strikes. 28 people. (Yemen)
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Sep 13, 2016: Missiles struck a car in Rada'a, killing 5 people (Yemen) thebureauinvestigates.com/2016/01/18/yem
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Sep 4, 2016: Three drone strikes. In a military press release, the U.S. announced the end of 13 people (Yemen) centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RE
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Aug 4, 2016: Three people killed (Yemen) centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RE
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Jul 16, 2016: On Saturday, 3 people were killed in a car (Yemen)
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Jul 10, 2016: A U.S. drone fired missiles at a car, wounding 4 people (Yemen) reuters.com/article/us-yem
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Jul 4, 2016: Fireworks. Or something like it. A missile from the sky. Three people were burned in their car (Yemen)
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Jul 1, 2016: While the U.S. announced its drone strike statistics, 3 people were killed in an SUV (Yemen) abcnews.go.com/International/
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116 civilians killed in drone strikes? Here's a list of 212 just in Pakistan.
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Jun 27, 2016: On Monday, a drone missile hit a home, ending the lives of 5 people (Yemen) reuters.com/article/us-yem
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Jun 12, 2016: Three U.S. drone strikes killed six people across Bayda, Marib, and Shabwah (Yemen) defense.gov/News-Article-V
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May 27, 2016: On Friday, in south-central Somalia, the United States fired a missile at Mr. Da'ud (Somalia)
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May 21, 2016: Maybe it was Mr. Mansour. Several US drones lit up a car near Ahmad Wal, killing 2 people (Pakistan)
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May 19, 2016: On Thursday, in the middle of the desert, two drone missiles destroyed a car. 2 people killed (Yemen)
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May 12, 2016: Two people wounded. Five people killed (Somalia)
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Apr 28, 2016: Five people were driving in a Toyota when a drone strike set it ablaze (Yemen) twitter.com/BaFana3/status
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Apr 26, 2016: Six people, including Abu Sameh, were killed when a US drone missile hit a moving car (Yemen) reuters.com/article/us-yem
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Apr 12, 2016: On Monday, and then again on Tuesday, they flew. "We think about 12 militants were killed" (Somalia) yahoo.com/news/two-somal
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Mar 31, 2016: In the early evening, about 20 miles from Jilib, Hassan and 2 others were killed in a car (Somalia)
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Mar 26, 2016: Eight men gathered in a courtyard. Above them, a U.S. drone. Two missiles came out of the sky (Yemen)
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