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Obama pledges limits to drone strikes in new terror policy
23 May 2013
More transparency, stricter controls. President Obama promises to be more open about America's fight against terrorism - in an effort to regain his credibility in an increasingly dangerous world.
Demo as drones flown from UK soil
27 April 2013
Drones are being flown in Afghanistan by UK-based pilots for the first time. The Ministry of Defence say the vehicles save lives - but protesters say they are a tool to fight wars "behind our backs".
US drone maker targeted by anti-war web hoax
12 April 2013
Anti-war protesters have targeted drone manufacturers General Atomics in a hoax involving a fake website and a phoney spokesman, Channel 4 News can reveal.
Drone attacks 'traumatising a generation of children'
05 March 2013
Drone attacks are causing serious psychological harm to children in Yemen, an expert reports, and may also be pushing young men into the arms of al-Qaeda.
UN: Obama 'should stay within law' on drone strikes-video
16 February 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay tells Channel 4 News that US President Barack Obama should "stay within the lines of international law" when deploying drone strikes.
CIA boss faces questions on 'unmanned and unseen' drones
07 February 2013
Drones are the corner stone of Barack Obama's security policy, but the debate is now raging in the CIA and beyond on whether the unmanned and unseen weapons are counter productive, and driving recruit
Dozens dead in Pakistan checkpoint attack
02 February 2013
At least 35 people are dead after militants attack an isolated army checkpoint in Pakistan's restive northwest.
Zero Dark Thirty could breed 'new generation of torture'
30 January 2013
As the controversial new war film opens in Britain, a former Guantanamo guard tells Channel 4 News that he fears Zero Dark Thirty will encourage future young soldiers to "throw the rulebook out".
Drone warfare: UN to examine civilian deaths
24 January 2013
The United Nations launches an inquiry into the extent to which drones, the unmanned military weapon favoured by the United States in its "war on terror", cause civilian deaths.
Is north Africa the next honeypot for drones?
22 January 2013
A rising death toll in Afghanistan, another round of army cuts and a new front opening on the war on terror. Is this the next phase in the decade of the drone?
