U.S. Has Only Acknowledged A Fifth of Lethal Drone Strikes, New Study Finds
Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept
Over the past decade, the United States has claimed broad authority to carry out drone strikes across the world, even in places far from theĀ battlefield. Under President Barack Obama, the U.S. acknowledged killing between 2,867 and 3,138 people in strikes that took place in countries likeĀ Somalia, Yemen, and Pakistan.