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New British drone strike stats released to Drone Wars UK
In a response to our FoI request the MoD has released new figures detailing the number and type of weapons launched by British Reaper drones in Afghanistan each month since May 2008. While the MoD...
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Analysis: Where are British Reaper drones heading after Afghanistan?
David Cameron with RAF pilots at Al Minhad Air Base in UAE As the December 2014 Afghan drawdown deadline approaches the UK government has accepted that it can’t bring its fleet of ten armed Reapers...
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UK doubles armed drone fleet in Afghanistan
The MoD have announced today (3 July 2014) that the additional five armed Reaper drones purchased as an urgent operational requirement (UOR) in December 2010) have begun operations in Afghanistan....
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UK launches drone strikes in Iraq (again)
The MoD has announced the first UK drone strike in Iraq against ISIS militants. The strike come almost exactly a decade after the first UK drone strike in Iraq in 2004 when RAF pilots operated US...
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FoI release shows high tempo of strikes in Iraq as Defence Select Committee...
Drone Wars UK has obtained the first detailed figures for use of armed British drones in Iraq and Syria since UK operations began in October 2014. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) response to a Freedom of...
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Six months of war in Iraq: Less ‘skin in the game’ mustn’t mean less scrutiny
This week marks six months since the parliamentary vote that committed Britain to a new war in Iraq. British and US air strikes continue to take place on a daily basis though now virtually unmentioned...
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Mystery over UK’s armed drones – MoD says some in storage in UK while Defence...
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon with journalists yesterday ahead of meeting with Minister Le Drian. Photo: British Embassy Speaking to journalists yesterday before meeting with his French...
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Cameron further commits the UK to drone wars
David Cameron visits RAF Waddington and Coningsby – Credit BBC Radio Lincolnshire A year after the UK doubled its drone fleet David Cameron visited RAF Waddington today to signal further commitment to...
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New figures on UK drone use in Iraq and Syria
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released new data on UK drone operations in Iraq and Syria to Drone Wars in response to a Freedom of Information request. The data covers Reaper operations in Iraq and...
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UK setting dangerous precedent in refusing basic information about drone use
Sssh! Don’t mention the drone numbers (Click to enlarge) In response to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from Drone Wars, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has again refused to detail the number of...
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Scepticism over casualty claims as new data suggests some UK drones may have...
Coalition air strike in Kobani, Syria New data about UK military operations in Iraq and Syria has been released to Drone Wars UK and Vice News over the past few days following separate Freedom of...
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British air strikes in Iraq and Syria increase by 85% – UK approaching 1,000...
Analysis of data released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) shows that British air strikes in Iraq and Syria in the first half of the year increased by an enormous 85% over the previous six months. FoI...
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