“It was a terrible mistake,” said Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command…
An FBI Probe, an Islamic State Plot And a Welsh Firm Caught in the Fallout…
A Welsh firm that creates online systems for takeaways has been caught up in an FBI investigation into an elaborate Islamic State plot to fund attacks in the US and equip the group in the Middle East. US security officials have warned that the alleged plot, which is detailed in newly released FBI documents, illustrates […]
First Drone Strike of Trump Admin Hits al Qaeda in Yemen…
The first drone strikes launched under the Trump administration over the weekend killed three alleged al Qaeda militants in Yemen, according to local security and tribal officials. The two Saturday strikes killed al Qaeda area field commander Abu Anis al-Abi along with two others…
Alleged Target of Drone Strike That Killed American Teenager Is Alive, According to State Department…
The U.S. State Department confirmed on January 5 that the man the U.S. government once claimed was the target of the drone strike that killed American teenager Abdulrahman Awlaki in 2011 in Yemen is alive. The department announced that it has designated Ibrahim al Banna “a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) […]
Veterans Back Fight by Relative of Drone Victims: People Should Know ‘How a Screw-Up Can Lead to the Death of Their Family Members’…
Three military veterans once involved in the U.S. drone program have thrown their support behind a Yemeni man’s legal fight to obtain details about why his family members were killed in a 2012 strike…