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Biden administration temporarily suspends drone strikes outside of war zones
Pentagon says any strikes planned outside of Afghanistan, Syria or Iraq will have to be approved by the White House
During his time in office, former President Donald Trump rolled back a number of limits on the use of drone strikes (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 9 March 2021 18:18 UTC | Last update: 1 month ago
US President Joe Biden has temporarily suspended the use of drone strikes outside of war zones where American forces are operating, reversing a Trump-era policy that had given the military and CIA greater authority in countries such as Somalia and Yemen.