2,400 killed in Obama’s five-year drone war: Report

Funeral prayers for the victims of a suspected US drone in North Waziristan

The US drone program has killed at least 2,400 people around the world since President Barack Obama came to office five years ago, according to a new report.

Across Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, the Obama administration has launched more than 390 drone strikes since 2009, eight times as many as were launched in the entire Bush administration, according to the UK-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ).

The escalating drone strikes under Obama’s presidency have also killed nearly six times as many people as were killed under former president George W. Bush, TBIJ figures show.

In Pakistan alone, between 416 and 951 civilians, including 168 to 200 children, have been killed since 2009, TBIJ estimates.

Under Obama, the CIA and the Pentagon have launched at least 58 drone strikes on Yemen, killing more than 281 people, including at least 24 reported civilians.



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