A report by the United Nations Human Rights Council has called for independent investigations Justice.InvestigateCrime.Unspecified to be carried out into drone attacks after a series of strikes Conflict.Attack.Unspecified that result in unexpected civilian deaths in Afghanistan , Pakistan , Yemen and elsewhere . Most of the attacks involved US drones .

There were ten times more air strikes Conflict.Attack.Unspecified in the covert war on terror during President Barack Obama ’ s presidency than under his predecessor , George W . Bush .

Obama embraced the US drone programme , overseeing more strikes in his first year than Bush carried out during his entire presidency . A total of 563 strikes , largely by drones , targeted Pakistan , Somalia and Yemen strikes Conflict.Attack.Unspecified Obama ’ s two terms , compared to 57 strikes under Bush . Between 384 and 807 strikes Conflict.Attack.Unspecified were killed in those countries , according to reports logged by the Bureau .

Obama embraced the US drone programme , overseeing more strikes in his first year than Bush carried out during his entire presidency . A total of 563 strikes , largely by drones , targeted Pakistan , Somalia and Yemen strikes Conflict.Attack.Unspecified Obama ’ s two terms , compared to 57 strikes under Bush . Between 384 and 807 strikes Conflict.Attack.Unspecified were killed in those countries , according to reports logged by the Bureau .