Drone warfare
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A drone strike is typically where an unmanned combat aerial vehicle fires a missile at a target.[1] The drone may be equipped with such weapons as an air-to-surface missile, air-to-air missile, or other types of precision-guided munitions. Since the turn of the century, most drone strikes have been carried out by the US military in such countries as Pakistan and Yemen using air-to-surface missiles.[citation needed]
Drone strikes are commonly used to destroy buildings and vehicles.[citation needed] However, they are also used for targeted killings.[citation needed] This extrajudicial method of killing is considered highly controversial.[citation needed]
Notable drone strikes
Notable deaths from drone strikes
- Abdul Rauf (Taliban governor)
- Abdul Rauf Aliza
- Abdulrahman al-Awlaki
- Abu Khayr al-Masri
- Abu Muslim al-Turkmani
- Abu Umar al-Tunisi
- Ali Abdullah Naji al-Harithi
- Ali Awni al-Harzi
- Anwar al-Awlaki
- Fahd al-Quso
- Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari
- Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh
- Jihadi John
- Junaid Hussain
- Kamal Derwish
- Mangal Bagh
- Mohammed Atef
- Muhsin al-Fadhli
- Nasir al-Wuhayshi
- Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi
- Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi
- Said Ali al-Shihri
- Samir Khan
See also
References
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