US drone strike

Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's death

Afghan Taliban have named a deputy to former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new leader, a spokesman says in a statement, the group's first official confirmation that Mansour was killed in a US drone strike.

US govt, police working on counter-drone system

As concerns rise about a security menace posed by rogue drone flights, US government agencies are working with state and local police forces to develop high-tech systems to protect vulnerable sites, say sources.

Islamic State senior fighter 'killed in US drone strike'

A senior member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in an American drone strike in Syria last month, according to the US military.

Yemen al-Qaeda chief killed in US strike

Al-Qaeda confirms that Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the leader of its offshoot in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed in a US drone strike in Yemen.

May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016

Afghan Taliban appoint new leader after Mansour's death

Afghan Taliban have named a deputy to former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new leader, a spokesman says in a statement, the group's first official confirmation that Mansour was killed in a US drone strike.

August 21, 2015
August 21, 2015

US govt, police working on counter-drone system

As concerns rise about a security menace posed by rogue drone flights, US government agencies are working with state and local police forces to develop high-tech systems to protect vulnerable sites, say sources.

July 3, 2015
July 3, 2015

Islamic State senior fighter 'killed in US drone strike'

A senior member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in an American drone strike in Syria last month, according to the US military.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

Yemen al-Qaeda chief killed in US strike

Al-Qaeda confirms that Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the leader of its offshoot in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed in a US drone strike in Yemen.