The White House confirmed this week that three U.S. citizens were killed in counter terrorism operations, believed to be drone strikes, carried out by the U.S. at the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan in January.
They are the latest Americans to be killed as a result of the controversial U.S. drone program in the region. Since 2002, when the CIA first used an unmanned drone in a targeted operation, six Americans have been confirmed dead as a result of the program.
See also: An animated history of drones
Of those men, Anwar al-Awlaki was the only person specifically targeted. One of the Americans killed, Warren Weinstein, was an aid worker held hostage by al-Qaeda at the time of his death. Here are their stories Read more...
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