The Arab human rights organisation Alkarama has put together a detailed report about US drone strikes in Yemen. You can download the PDF from here.
No prizes for guessing what the results of the investigation are:
"Regardless of the context in which the American intervention in Yemen takes place, the American military and C.I.A continue to use drones, other types of military aircraft as well as warships to commit targeted assassinations that should be considered, and qualified, as extrajudicial executions", said Karim Sayad. "Whether they hit civilians or/and alleged al-Qaeda combatants and associates, US targeted killings' policy in Yemen constitutes a blatant violation of international human rights law."
In reality, the forces implicated also target unidentified combatants who do not play a leadership role, who are anonymous and do not have charges held against them. Civilians also suffer due to the human and technical errors that American political and military leaders accept as necessary collateral damage in the pursuit of their aims. more
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