However, disputes have arisen over the number of civilian deaths from drone
strikes.
A US drone accidentally killed the teenaged American son of al-Qaeda leader
Anwar al-Awlaki last year, despite the fact he never was accused of
terrorist activity.
Some critics of the drone program say killings of innocent victims could
become more common if the strikes are expanded.
The CIA proposal for the “signature strikes” is awaiting a decision
by the National Security Council, the Post quoted unnamed US officials as
saying.
The CIA has been flying drones in Yemen since last year from a secret base on
the Arabian Peninsula, the Post reported.
The agency has been building networks of informants in Yemen to assemble
intelligence reports that could guide the signature strikes, similar to its
drone attacks against al-Qaeda in Pakistan, the Post reported.
Source: agencies