drone strikes
Emails Show the FBI and JSOC Discussing an American Blogger Later Killed by the US
Months before Samir Khan was killed in a US drone strike in Yemen, the FBI reached out to the Joint Special Operations Command about the radicalized North Carolina blogger.
Blast Kills Civilians Near US Military Base in Afghanistan Previously Used by CIA
At least 25 civilians, many of them women and children, were reportedly killed by a suicide bombing near Camp Chapman in eastern Afghanistan.
Pentagon Unleashes Behemoth Bible Laying Out the Laws of War for US Soldiers
The Department of Defense has published a 1,204-page tome covering the laws of war, but it contains several loopholes and is not legally binding.
Confirmed: Al Qaeda Number Two Killed by US Airstrike in Yemen
Nasir al-Wuhayshi led the group's powerful Yemeni affiliate, and is the latest in a series of senior figures from al Qaeda's Yemen branch to be eliminated by US drone strikes the past five months.
The FBI Discussed an 'End-Game' for a US Citizen Killed in a Drone Strike
While monitoring Samir Khan, a North Carolina resident who later fled to Yemen to join al Qaeda, FBI agents from around the country met to debate strategy.
Yemenis Are Taking Germany to Court Over US Drone Strikes
The case, being brought by relatives of men that died in an August 2012 strike in Yemen, rests on the claim that a German air base plays a central role in the US covert drone program.
Pakistan Is Investigating a CIA Official Accused of Murder After a US Drone Strike
Islamabad police launched a formal investigation into a former CIA station chief in connection with a 2009 drone strike that killed three civilians.
Leaked Documents Show the US Used Drone Strikes to Target Afghan Drug Lords
The latest documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that US drone strikes targeted drug dealers accused of supporting the Taliban insurgency.
VICE News Capsule
This week, Kenyan lawmakers approve controversial anti-terror legislation, PETA uncovers a shocking dog-skin trade in China, and the US Navy shows off a drone that looks like it belongs in Jaws.
We Can't Properly Debate Drone Casualties Without Knowing The Names of Those Killed
A new report finds that available records show only 4 percent of the people killed by drone strikes in Pakistan can be identified by name as al Qaeda militants.
Meet the YouTube Sensation Who Predicts Syria’s Future
We talked to Syrian Girl, who posts hit YouTube videos defending Bashar al Assad and predicting Syria's future.
All the Ways Eric Holder Pissed People Off
Obama's Attorney General announced his resignation, ending a controversial six-year reign as the country's top cop.