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U.S. Drone Strike Killed 10-Year-Old in Yemen

HeadlineJun 21, 2013

Details have emerged on a U.S. drone strike inside Yemen earlier this month. McClatchy reports that in addition to killing five militants, the strike also killed the lead target’s younger brother — a 10-year-old boy named Abdulaziz. The attack occurred June 9th in Jawl province. It was just weeks after President Obama’s address promising greater transparency and caution in the waging of drone strikes abroad. The boy’s killing set off a wave of complaints from local tribal leaders. One told McClatchy: “Killing al Qaida is one thing, but the death of an innocent person is a crime that we cannot accept.”

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