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June 21, 2013

U.S. Drone Strike Killed 10-Year-Old in Yemen 
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Details have emerged on a U.S. drone strike inside Yemen earlier this
month. Mc Clatchy 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 Mc Clatchy: "Killing al Qaida is one thing, but the
death of an innocent person is a crime that we cannot accept."