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jreyesc

Islamic State fighters number far more than first thought, says CIA | Al Jazeera America - 1 views

america.aljazeera.com/...islamic-state-estimate.html

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  • jreyesc on 14 Sep 14
     
    This article talks about how the number of IS fighters is actually more than what the CIA had anticipated. There are around 20,000 to 31,500, which is 10,000 less than what the CIA had stated. There are approximately 15,000 foreign fighters, so this is concerns to the Western countries in the fact that these foreign fighters can carry attacks in their home countries.
eyadalhasan

CIA director: The Middle East is the worst it's been in 50 years with 'unprecedented' b... - 0 views

www.businessinsider.com/middle-east-instability-2016-2

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  • eyadalhasan on 01 Mar 16
     
    John Brennan, the CIA director, told a Senate committee Tuesday that the violence and instability in the Middle East was the worst it had been in 50 years, painting a dire picture of a region he said was facing "unprecedented" bloodshed.
tdford333

We dream about drones, said 13-year-old Yemeni before his death in a CIA strike | World... - 2 views

www.theguardian.com/...ammed-tuaiman-death-cia-strike

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  • We dream about drones, said 13-year-old Yemeni before his death in a CIA strike
  • he lived in constant fear of the “death machines” in the sky that had already killed his father and brother.
  • They turned our area into hell and continuous horror, day and night, we even dream of them in our sleep.”
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  • In 2011 an unmanned combat drone killed his father and teenage brother as they were out herding the family’s camels.
  • the Tuaiman men have been involved in pushing back against the Houthis.
  • Maqdad said the family had been wrongly associated with al-Qaida, and family members strongly deny that Mohammed was involved in any al-Qaida or anti-Houthi fighting.
cramos8

CIA Knew Al Qaeda Involved in Benghazi from 'Get-go' - 1 views

www.weeklystandard.com/...ed-benghazi-get-go_786435.html

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  • cramos8 on 08 Feb 15
     
    Former CIA deputy director Mike Morell, who also served a stint as acting director of Langley, is testifying before House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today. The hearing focuses on the Obama administration's response to the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
tdford333

Everything you need to know about the drone debate, in one FAQ - The Washington Post - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...ut-the-drone-debate-in-one-faq

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  • "drone" has come to refer to unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), which are UAVs equipped with combat capabilities, most commonly the ability to launch missiles.
  • Predators were deployed to Afghanistan almost immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and on Oct. 7, 2001 they conducted their first armed mission there.
  • The current program is jointly administered by the CIA and the Joint Special Operation Command (JSOC).
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  • Predator drones can carry up to two Hellfire missiles. Those have warheads of about 20 pounds, which are designed to pierce tank armor;
  • Reapers are another story. They feature a maximum payload of 3,000 pounds, or 1.5 tons. That means they can carry a combination of Hellfires and larger 500 pound bombs like the GBU-12 Paveway II and GBD-38 JDAM. Those have an "effective casualty radius" of about 200 feet.
  • From 2008 through October 2012, there were 1,015 strikes in Afghanistan, 48 in Iraq, and at least 105 in Libya
  • Primarily al-Qaeda and its affiliates. That includes al-Shaabab in Somalia, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (which works in Yemen), and the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born al-Qaeda operative in Yemen, was killed in a drone strike in 2011, as was his American-born 17-year-old son
  • Ahmed Hijazi, also an American citizen based in Yemen, was killed in 2002. 
  • The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) will prepare lists of potential targets, which will be reviewed every three months by a panel of intelligence analysts and military officials. They are then passed along to a panel at the National Security Council, currently helmed by CIA director nominee Brennan, and then to Obama for final approval.
  • There is, however, substantial evidence that the percentage of casualties borne by civilians is much lower with drone strikes than with just about any other kind of military intervention
  • It derives the authority for the strikes from the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed in the wake of 9/11, which grants the government broad powers against al-Qaeda.
  • allows states to make war in the interest of self-defense
  • Critics, like UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, summary or arbitrary executions Christof Heyns, say that this defense is a stretch, and the killings plainly run afoul of the laws of war and international human rights treaties.
  • Only the United States and the United Kingdom (which assists in the Pakistan drone effort) currently use drones in combat
  • All told, the GAO estimates that 76 countries, at least, have drone technology.
  • The Yemeni government quietly agreed to the strikes
  • Citizens in both countries deplore the campaigns.
  • there are deeper doubts as to whether the strategy is recruiting more militants than it kills, by turning local populations against the United States.
tdford333

Monthly Drone Report, March 2015: US drone strikes drop 50% as chaos envelops Yemen | T... - 0 views

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/...kes-halve-chaos-envelops-yemen

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  • Monthly Drone Report, March 2015: US drone strikes drop 50% as chaos envelops Yemen
  • tdford333 on 03 Apr 15
     
    Drone strikes and casualties dropped by about 50% in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the final three months of 2014. US officials told the Associated Press that CIA drone strikes would continue but that there would be "fewer of them", amid concerns about the lack of on-the-ground intelligence or coordinating partners.
tdford333

US Drone Strikes in Yemen Likely to Continue - Former CIA Officer / Sputnik International - 0 views

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  • US Drone Strikes in Yemen Likely to Continue - Former CIA Officer
  • tdford333 on 12 Apr 15
     
    Stability in Yemen has deteriorated in recent months as the government of US-backed President Hadi was driven out of power in September 2014. The United States has maintained a counterterrorism partnership with Yemen since the 2002, the early phase of the US war on terror.
cguybar

Muslim Brotherhood in America - FBI, CIA, Pentagon, White House - 0 views

www.billionbibles.org/...merica-muslim-brotherhood.html

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  • cguybar on 22 Mar 16
     
    Discusses the origins of the Muslim Brotherhood in America as well as how the organization has spread. There are more similarities on the spread of the organization then I initially thought.
tdford333

The 3 Real Problems With Drone Strikes | Cenk Uygur - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...es-barack-obama_b_2832172.html

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  • We have used drones to execute U.S. civilians without a trial.
  • Most of the drone strikes are signature strikes where we have no idea who we're killing.
  • We often do double taps where we kill first-responders and the people trying to help the wounded.
andrea_hoertz

BBC News - Profile: Libya's renegade General Khalifa Haftar - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...world-africa-27492354

Muslim brotherhood libya civil war anti islamists

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  • andrea_hoertz on 22 Sep 14
     
    General Khalifa Haftar is suprising many people because he was once a Gaddafi supporter and then against him. Many are accusing him of being a renegade. He is leading many to support the war against the Muslim Brotherhood and ismanic power in Libya.
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