April 12, 2021 last updated 14:32 ET An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, in southern Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2010 (AP photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth).
Biden’s Review of Drone Strikes Is a Chance to Reject ‘Targeted Killings’ The Editors Wednesday, March 10, 2021
On its first day in office, the Biden administration quietly placed temporary limits on counterterrorism drone strikes outside of active battlefields. According to the New York Times, which first broke the news last week, the new restrictions are intended as a stopgap while Biden’s national security team conducts a broader review of U.S. counterterrorism operations overseas including whether to reverse policies put in place by the Trump administration that expanded the use of drone strikes.
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Almost exactly four years ago, as one of his first acts in office, President Donald Trump ordered U.S. special forces to raid a tiny village in a remote part of Yemen. Residents were woken at 2 a.m. by the noise of drones, helicopters and machine guns. Confused as to who was shooting at them and why, some ran for their lives and others tried to defend themselves.
By daybreak, 26 people were dead, almost all from the al-Ameri family, including Fateem, a mother shot in the back as she ran for safety clutching her 18-month-old child, and Abdullah, a grandfather gunned down as he tried in vain to save his son and three grandchildren.
Read more about US aviation admin to allow small drones to fly over people and at night on Business Standard. Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration said, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries