The Obama administration has made a formal request to Iran for the return of a U.S. surveillance aircraft that went down in Iranian territory earlier this month. President Barack Obama, in a session with reporters Monday, refused to comment on what he termed “intelligence matters that are classified.” But news reports say the aircraft with […]
US Calls on Iran to Return Downed Drone
Posted December 12th, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama: US Wants Iran to Return Downed Drone
Posted December 12th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States has asked for Iran to return a U.S. surveillance drone that Tehran says it brought down through a cyber attack. President Obama said Monday he would not comment on classified intelligence matters, but that the United States has asked for the drone back and will “see how […]
Iran Shows Footage of Purported US Drone
Posted December 8th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian state television on Thursday released the first images of what it said was a U.S. unmanned reconnaissance drone downed on Sunday along Iran’s eastern border after it made a brief incursion into its airspace. The footage shows Iranian military officials inspecting an aerial vehicle resembling a high-tech RQ-170 Sentinel drone. The vehicle appears to […]
Iran Shows Footage of Purported US Drone
Posted December 8th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian state television has released the first images of what it said was a U.S. unmanned reconnaissance drone downed on Sunday along Iran’s eastern border after it made a brief incursion into its airspace. The footage broadcast Thursday evening, shows Iranian military officials inspecting an aerial vehicle resembling a high-tech RQ-170 Sentinel drone. The vehicle […]
4 Killed in Pakistan Drone Strike
Posted October 30th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed at least four militants in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, near the Afghan border. Authorities say the drone fired at least four missiles into a vehicle Sunday near the town of Datta Khel in the North Waziristan region. U.S. officials have never publicly acknowledged the use […]
Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone has fired several missiles on a vehicle in a northwestern tribal region, killing three suspected militants. The officials say the drone strike happened Friday in Pakistan’s restive South Waziristan region, bordering Afghanistan. U.S. officials do not publicly acknowledge the use of drone strikes inside Pakistan, but privately have confirmed […]
Alleged US Drone Crashes in Somalia
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
An alleged U.S. spy drone has crashed in the Somali city of Kismayo, which is controlled by the militant group al-Shabab. Witnesses in Kismayo told VOA that the unmanned drone crashed Sunday near the airport of the southern Somali city. An al-Shabab website says the drone belongs to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. It says […]
Report: US Building Secret Drone Bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 3:26 am (UTC-5)
The United States is reported to be expanding a secret drone program in east Africa and the Arabian peninsula in order to gather intelligence and strike al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia and Yemen. Citing U.S. defense officials, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. is building a new military installation to host the unmanned aircraft in […]
US Drones to be Deployed Soon Near Korean DMZ
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. military newspaper says the United States expects to soon deploy sophisticated Global Hawk drone surveillance aircraft near South Korea’s tense border with North Korea. The Stars and Stripes newspaper quotes senior intelligence officers saying an agreement with South Korea is “very close.” Reuters news agency reported earlier this month that members of the […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 3 in NW sPakistan
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
A suspected U.S. drone strike has killed at least three people in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan tribal region Sunday. Pakistani intelligence officials said two missiles fired from an un-manned American aircraft struck a militant compound near the region’s main town of Miran Shah. Miran Shah, located along the border with Afghanistan, is a known refuge […]
