Rep. Rogers Concerned About Drop in Drone Strikes Amid Terrorist Attacks
Nairobi Mall attack the latest example
The number of U.S. drone strikes appears to have dropped significantly over the past several months while terrorists have staged dozens of attacks, a trend raising concerns for the top House Republican on national intelligence.
New statistics from the West Point Counterterroism Center show more than 60 terror attacks across the world since July 1—most recently, the attack at a Kenya mall last weekend in which more than 60 people were killed.
Meanwhile, the number of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen – the hotbed for Al Qaeda and other terror groups—appears to have decreased significantly over roughly the same period.
The publication The Long War Journal reports a total of 22 strikes since May in those countries.