By the Numbers: Drone Strikes in Pakistan
by The Brookings Institution on Mar 27, 2014 | Views: 132 | Score: 0
Drone Strikes Ordered by Obama Since 2008 | Total US Drone Strikes Since 2004 | Terrorists Killed by Drones | |
---|---|---|---|
Drones in Pakistan | 327 | 378 | 2160 |
Sources:
brookings.edu
According to one count, the US has used drones in 378 lethal strikes since 2004. Obama has ordered 327 of them in the four and half years he has been in the Oval Office. According to Pakistan's Defence Ministry, these have killed 2,160 terrorists and 67 civilians. These have been remarkably effective in putting al-Qaeda in Pakistan on the defensive.