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October 17, 2011

U.S. Intensifies Drone War in Yemen Carrying Out Five Strikes in One Day 
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The United States is intensifying its drone war in Yemen. On Friday, the
United States carried out at least five drone strikes targeting members
of al-Qaeda's Yemeni branch. Nine people were reportedly killed
including Abdul-Rahman al-Awlaki — the 21-year-old son of Anwar
al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born cleric who was assassinated in a separate U.S.
drone strike last month. Meanwhile, anti-government protesters in Yemen
are continuing to come under attack by forced allied to President Ali
Abdullah Saleh. At least 13 demonstrators have been killed since Sunday.
The Guardian reports protesters are writing their names across their
chests for identification in case they are killed in anti-Saleh marches.



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