The US government has admitted publicly for the first time that four American ciitizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.
The disclosure comes ahead of a major national security speech by Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counter-terrorism policy.
The White House said the President’s speech on Thursday coincides with the signing of new “presidential policy guidance” on when the US can use drone strikes.
However, it is unclear what that guidance entails and whether Mr Obama will outline its specifics in his remarks.
A move to gradually shift responsibility for the bulk of US drone strikes from the CIA to the military has already begun.
The CIA looks set to continue to conduct operations in Pakistan, while the military takes on operations in other parts of the world.
source:http://news.sky.com
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