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Graphic Truth: Droning On, The Yemen Case

Over the past decade, unmanned drones have become a prominent feature of contemporary warfare. They allow armed forces to carry out precise and lethal strikes without exposing their soldiers to harm. But they are also becoming increasingly available to non-state actors, such as the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are backed by Iran. While the United States has long used unmanned aircrafts in that theater of conflict, the Houthi rebels have recently gotten into the drone game too, with striking consequences. Here's a look at the data.

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Pro-democracy protesters carry portraits of North Yemen's late president Ibrahim al-Hamdi.
REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

In the latest twist to Yemen’s decade-long civil war, a group of government ministers declared support for the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), a rebel group that broke the war’s deadlock earlier this month by seizing control of the oil-rich Handramout region.