There seems to be a sudden increase in the use of U.S. terror drones (UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle); four attacks in a 24 hour period, killing more than 50 people.
On March 10, 2012, at least four Afghan civilians were reported killed after a U.S. drone strike in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan.
In Yemen, on March 9, 2012, local security forces say a drone strike killed as many as 35 people. It happened in the south eastern province of al-Bayda. Then in the early morning of March 10, security forces reported yet another U.S. drone strike in the same area, this time killing at least 10 “militants”. The people of Yemen have been fighting a Revolution against the U.S. supported government for at least two years now.
In Pakistan, conflicting reports about a drone attack there. On March 9, 2012, officials said two missiles from a U.S. drone hit a vehicle, killing between eight and 13 militants. Western reports say the militants would not let anyone get near the bodies, but, regional media said one of the missiles hit a house, killing another seven people. It happened in South Waziristan Province.
According to Agence France-Presse, there were at least 45 U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan in 2009, 101 in 2010 and 64 in 2011.
Counting the March 9 attack, there have been eight known U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan, since the beginning of 2012.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism says at least 3,000 people have been killed by U.S. terror drones, in Pakistan, in the past eight years. Under the Bush Jr administration there were 52 drone attacks in Pakistan. So far, Peace Prize winning Barack Obama has launched more than 360 U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan!!!