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U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan

HeadlineAug 20, 2012

At least 13 people were killed over the weekend in three separate U.S. drone attacks inside Pakistan. The attacks came as Pakistanis celebrated the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. The United States says its drone strikes target militants, but the Obama administration’s policy is to deem all adult male victims as militants unless exculpatory evidence emerges after their deaths.

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