U.S. Military Opened Secretive Drone Base to Visitors (After The Intercept Wrote About It)
Facing skepticism in Niger over the $110 million base, the U.S. Air Force invited local leaders and journalists on a hastily-arranged tour.
Drone Wars
From Somalia to Iraq and Afghanistan to Yemen, the U.S. military and the CIA have engaged in secretive drone strikes that have killed thousands of civilians and led to political blowback against the United States. The Intercept has published classified documents, as well as reporting on the ground, about America’s ongoing drone wars.
A Massive U.S. Drone Base Could Destabilize Niger — and May Even Be Illegal Under Its Constitution
The U.S. is building a $110 million drone base in Niger that threatens to undermine the country's economy and its fragile political system.
A 4-Year-Old Girl Was the Sole Survivor of a U.S. Drone Strike in Afghanistan. Then She Disappeared.
Aisha lost her mother, father, and little brother when a drone attacked their truck. Twelve days later, she left Afghanistan in the care of a mysterious NGO.
Blowback
Blowback: How U.S. Drones, Coups, and Invasions Just Create More Violence
In the first of a six-part video series on U.S. foreign policy and blowback, Mehdi Hasan shows how drone strikes create more enemies than they kill.
This Israeli Presentation on How to Make Drone Strikes More “Efficient” Disturbed Its Audience
New technology would help find people fleeing drone strikes and predict their movements. An Israeli conference audience was not impressed.
U.K. Government Pressured Over Secret Base's Role in Trump's Drone Strikes
The U.K. government is facing calls to explain the role of British spies inside an NSA surveillance base linked to controversial drone attacks.
U.S. Drone Strike in Yemen Killed Men Who Had Nothing to Do With Al Qaeda, According to Relatives
In an interview with The Intercept, a Yemeni man whose relatives were killed in a US drone strike in April says “it was a shock no human can accept."
One Year On, No Justice for Italian Hostage Killed in U.S. Drone Strike
Obama promised to investigate a CIA drone strike in Pakistan that killed two hostages, but family members of Giovanni Lo Porto say they’ve had no contact from the U.S.
The U.S. Extends Its Drone War Deeper Into Africa With Secretive Base
In Cameroon, American soldiers are launching drones from a little-known base near the Nigerian border. The surveillance flights bring the U.S. closer to the brutal ground war against Boko Haram.
Former Drone Operators Say They Were "Horrified" By Cruelty of Assassination Program
Four ex-pilots say the program and its many abuses contribute to the spread of terrorism.