How Crashing Drones Are Exposing Secrets About U.S. War Operations

[Purveyor]

By Craig Whitlock March 25 at 8:00 AM

Crashing drones are spilling secrets about U.S. military operations.

A surveillance mission was exposed last week when a Predator drone crashed in northwest Syria while spying on the home turf of President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. officials believe the drone was shot down, but they haven’t ruled out mechanical failure. Regardless, the wreckage offered the first hard evidence of a U.S. confrontation with Assad’s forces.

The mishap in Syria follows a string of crashes in Yemen, another country where the U.S. military keeps virtually all details of its drone operations classified.

Yemeni tribesmen have reported three cases in the past 15 months in which U.S. drones have fallen from the sky, pulling back the curtain on likely surveillance targets. Air Force spokesmen said they could not confirm any crashes in Yemen, but Air Force records obtained by The Washington Post show the dates match up with official acknowledgments of accidents that occurred in classified locations

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[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Our secrets are leaking a lot over there.

"Drones falling form the sky" by perhaps accidents, does not make me feel secure about increased drone use over here.

[Purveyor]

2. It is only a matter of time before a explosive laden drone is used in an attack of

terrorism.

Bank on it.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Would the Wright Brothers have had any idea their invention would be used to massacre people? n/t

[jakeXT]

4. The crash in Latakia was a clear sign that Turkish officials had secretly relaxed that rule /nt