The U.S. military has carried out nearly a dozen secret attacks against Al Qaeda and other militants in Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere since 2004, the New York Times reports.
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The U.S. military has carried out nearly a dozen secret attacks against Al Qaeda and other militants in Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere since 2004, the New York Times reports.