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Since 2008 US unmanned planes’ secret attacks on extremists’ hideouts in Pakistan have become an essential element of the American war on terror. Though temporarily efficient, this method of waging war increases anti-American sentiments in Pakistan and mars the US's international image. Factors such as disproportionate use of force, arbitrary executions, civilian casualties and disregard for states’ territorial integrity as a result of unmanned aircraft operations all stand in contradiction to international law. However, as the strikes deliver results, they will be continued.