CIA seeks new authority to expand Yemen drone campaign By Greg Miller, Published: April 18
The CIA is seeking authority to expand its covert drone campaign in Yemen by launching strikes against terrorism suspects even when it does not know the identities of those who could be killed, U.S. officials said.
Securing permission to use these “signature strikes” would allow the agency to hit targets based solely on intelligence indicating patterns of suspicious behavior, such as imagery showing militants gathering at known al-Qaeda compounds or unloading explosives.......................>>>>....................>>>>....................http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....IQAsaumRT_story.html
White House approves broader Yemen drone campaign By Greg Miller, Published: April 25
The United States has begun launching drone strikes against suspected al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen under new authority approved by President Obama that allows the CIA and the military to fire even when the identity of those who could be killed is not known, U.S. officials said.
The policy shift marks a significant expansion of the clandestine drone war against an al-Qaeda affiliate that has seized large pieces of territory in Yemen and is linked to a series of terrorist plots against the United States......................>>>>......................>>>>................http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....m_source=twitterfeed
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