Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Al-Qaeda's Leadership Has Assigned Cells Of Engineers To Find Ways To Shoot Down, Jam Or Remotely Hijack U.S. Drones

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U.S. Documents Detail al-Qaeda’s Efforts To Fight Back Against Drones -- Washington Post

Al-Qaeda’s leadership has assigned cells of engineers to find ways to shoot down, jam or remotely hijack U.S. drones, hoping to exploit the technological vulnerabilities of a weapons system that has inflicted huge losses upon the terrorist network, according to top-secret U.S. intelligence documents.

Although there is no evidence that al-Qaeda has forced a drone crash or interfered with flight operations, U.S. intelligence officials have closely tracked the group’s persistent efforts to develop a counterdrone strategy since 2010, the documents show.

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More News On Al Qaqeda's Attempts To Stop The U.S. Drones

Here's How Al-Qaeda Tried to Sabotage American Drones -- The Atlantic Wire
Leaked document shows al-Qaeda's interest in grounding U.S. drones -- Foreign Policy
Al Qaeda reportedly seeking ways to target US drones -- FOX News
Secret US documents show al Qaeda set up anti-drone cells: Report -- Express Tribune/AFP
Government documents: Al-Qaida seeking ways to bring down drones -- Salon
Al Qaeda working on anti-US drone strategy since 2010 - report -- Al Bawaba
Al-Qaeda Engineers Take Aim at Drones: Secret File -- Newser
Al-Qaeda fights back against drones -- The Telegraph

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