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(Previous Incident Code: YEMT049)
Several sources reported that three US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Wadi al-Naseel, in the Wadea area of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 28th to March 29th. There are no known associated reports of civilian or militant harm.
According to Reuters, local residents said that they had heard missile strikes on a “suspected al Qaeda outpost”, but said that the number of casualties was unknown. Some sources reported that a drone had launched the strikes, though others reported “warplanes”. According to one source, the strike came alongside another attack in Al-Quoz village (USYEMTr047), which was alleged to have taken place at around midnight.
This reported event took place amid a dramatic intensification of US operations against AQAP beginning in early March 2017. On April 3rd, Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis said that, from February 28th to the final week of March, 50 US airstrikes were conducted in Yemen.
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Reports of the incident mention Wadi Al Naseel (وادي النسيل) in the south of the Al Wade’a (الوضيع) district. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for the district are: 13.713333, 46.011944
Reports of the incident mention Wadi Al Naseel (وادي النسيل) in the south of the Al Wade’a (الوضيع) district.
Imagery: Google Earth