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The Obama Administration Policy of Drone Strikes in FATA
Abstract
One of the most prominent features of the Obama administration policy towards Pakistan was the use of drone strikes. It was the linchpin of the administration counter-terrorism strategy in Pakistan's tribal areas. His administration inherited the drone programme from his predecessor, but it had massively increased the use of drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas. The US government had been using the September 2001 Authorisation to use military force Act as legal cover. When President Bush left office in January 2009, the US had used 45 drone strikes in Pakistan, by targeting high-profile terrorists. On the other hand, President Obama carried five times more drone attacks in Pakistan during his first tenure. The US' forceful execution of the drone attacks in Pakistan had succeeded in targeting many high-profile terrorists associated with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, but it increased differences and reduced the level of intelligence cooperation between Islamabad and Washington.
Authors
Dr. Fida Bazai
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Dr. Ruqia Rehman
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Amjad Rashid
Ph. D Scholar, Department of International Relations, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
