A deception campaign and reaper drones: How US commandos rescued airman trapped in Iran in ‘daring’ operation (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] Exeous@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

‘MQ-9 Reaper drones protected the crew member by striking Iranian military-aged males thought to be a threat who were within 3km of the airman’

Sound like kill kill kill

[-] timewarp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

So they killed all civilians within 3km. Got it.

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