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  2. Drone strikes in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Compare Mr. Obama's use of drone strikes with that of his predecessor. During the Bush administration, there was an American drone attack in Pakistan every 43 days; during the first two years of the Obama administration, there was a drone strike there every four days. [86] —

  3. 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt - Wikipedia

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    The Obama administration saw a need for retaliatory options, including a unilateral military strike in Pakistan, if a future successful attack was to be traced to Pakistan-based militants. [ 12 ] On October 5, 2010, Shahzad was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to a 10-count indictment in June, including charges of conspiracy to ...

  4. Middle Eastern foreign policy of the Barack Obama ...

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    The U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan, that were begun by President George W. Bush, increased substantially [11] since an expansion of the attacks was authorized by President Barack Obama in 2009. [12] Drones have resulted in civilian casualties, and intentionally targeted rescuers, funerals, and one U.S. citizen.

  5. List of drone strikes in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    In the first attack, U.S. drones fired missiles at a compound in the town of Spalga near Miranshah, killing at least 5 suspected militants and wounded several others. In the second attack, U.S. drone struck a convoy of vehicles near Mir Ali, about 25 kilometers east of Miranshah, killing at least 15 "Uzbek militants", according to unknown ...

  6. Factbox-Major attacks in Pakistan targeting security forces - AOL

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    (Reuters) - A six-man suicide squad drove an explosive-laden truck into a military camp in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 23 soldiers, in the latest attack on security forces in ...

  7. Civilian casualties from the United States drone strikes

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    Taken together, independent estimates from the non-governmental organizations New America and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism suggest that civilians made up between 7.27% to 15.47% of deaths in U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia from 2009–2016, with a broadly similar rate from 2017–2019. [7]

  8. Attack on Pakistani army posts leaves 3 soldiers and 4 ...

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    The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant attacks in ...

  9. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) - Wikipedia

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    Pakistani drone strikes against Taliban and al-Qaeda militants increased substantially under President Obama. [213] Some in the media referred to the attacks as a "drone war." [ 214 ] [ 215 ] In August 2009, Baitullah Mehsud , the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan was killed in a drone strike.