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The United States has begun launching drone strikes against suspected al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen under new authority approved by President Obama that allows the CIA and the military to fire even when the identity of those who could be killed is not known, U.S. officials said. The policy shift marks a significant expansion of the clandestine drone war against an al-Qaeda affiliate that has seized large ­pieces of territory in Yemen and is linked to a series of terrorist plots against the United States.
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A U.S. drone killed four suspected al Qaeda militants on Monday in a strike in central Yemen, tribal sources said, in the third such attack in three days.The United States never comments on strikes by its pilotless aircraft, which i... Read Post

A U.S. drone strike killed seven suspected al Qaeda militants Saturday in the Mareb province of Yemen, part of a continuing air campaign against the terror organization, security officials said. The drone struck one of three vehicle... Read Post

The CIA is looking for new authority in its drone war in Yemen. The CIA wants to launch “strikes against terrorism suspects even when it does not know the identities of those who will be killed,” the Washington Post reports. It’s ha... Read Post