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Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan

Identifying targets for the lethal American drone attacks in Pakistan was always dangerous. Then al Qaeda created its own strike force to target the informants.

Umar Farooq
Syed Fakhar Kakakhel
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Umar Farooq

Umar Farooq

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Syed Fakhar Kakakhel

Syed Fakhar Kakakhel

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