“Yemen saw a drastic increase in the clandestine attacks, with strikes against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants rising from 18 in 2011 to 53 in 2012. This ‘drone war’ is officially classified, and the US does not provide any information on the strikes.  President Barack Obama only incidentally recognized their existence at the end of January in an online exchange.  In Yemen, between 397 and 539 militants were killed by drone strikes, according to the New America Foundation, which did not specify the number of civilian victims.  The drones used there are operated both by the CIA and by the Joint Special Operations Command.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/27/u-s-drone-strikes-intensify-in-yemen/

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