March 19, 2014 | Quote
The New Center of Obama’s Drone War
Last month I noted that we’re in the midst of the longest pause in drone strikes in Pakistan since the beginning of Barack Obama’s presidency. The pause corresponds with the Pakistani government’s halting efforts to hold peace talks with the Taliban, but also reported discussions within the U.S. government about whether to kill a U.S. citizen accused of collaborating with al-Qaida in the country.
But while the pace of the U.S. drone war may be slowing in Pakistan, it seems to bepicking up again in Yemen. Bill Roggio and Oren Adaki of the Long War Journaldiscuss:
The US has stepped up the targeting of AQAP's network in Yemen over the past two weeks after a more than five-week-long pause that began at the end of January. Since March 3, the US has executed four drone strikes inside Yemen.