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U.S. President Barack Obama has outlined a new in the use of drones to kill suspected terrorists. Drones are aircraft that can be controlled from the U.S. as well as from in or near war zones. Both the U.S. military and the CIA use drones in their . Around 800 drone strikes have taken place in Afghanistan in the past two years. The CIA's use of drones is in secrecy. Experts believe the agency has around 350 drone strikes in Pakistan and fewer than 100 in Yemen and Somalia since 2004. Around 3,000 people have been killed by drones since 2004. The New America Foundation that 21 per cent of those killed were .

President Obama said the U.S. would now only use drone strikes as a last , when there is a “ and imminent” to the American people, and that there must be “near certainty that no civilians will be killed or ". Kenneth Roth from Human Rights Watch said: “A promise that the US will work within established guidelines that remain secret little confidence that [it] is complying with international law.” Shahzad Akbar, a Pakistani lawyer working for drone ’ families, said: “The problem remains the same because there is no and accountability for the CIA because it will remain inside the and not be visible to .”

 


 
 

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