Incident Code
USYEM246
Incident Date
29 February 2016
Location
Hadramaut, Yemen
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: May 7, 2026
(Previous Incident Code: YEM216 )
The US killed three al Qaeda operatives, according to a Centcom press release. They died in one of nine “counter-terrorism strikes against AQAP in Yemen,” which hit between February and May, that the regional military command publicly acknowledged in 2016.
“A strike Feb. 29 in Hadramawt Governorate in east Yemen, which killed 3 al-Qa’ida operatives,” the release read.
Military Statements
U.S. Forces Assessment
Known belligerent
U.S. Forces
U.S. Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed