Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On the 8th of August 2012, multiple drone or air strikes, allegedly by either Yemeni or US authorities, killed one person just before dawn in Al Qotn in the Hahdramaut Province. It remains unclear whether the person killed was a civilian or not.
@YRMC_S and @AdenOnline reported one person killed while @BaFana3 reported that a drone strike occurred just before dawn without specifying if anyone was killed. It was unclear whether those killed were civilians or militants.
None of the sources identified who was responsible, with both airstrikes and drones mentioned by the sources.
The incident occured around dawn.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Qotn (القطن), for which the generic coordinates are: 15.840587, 48.462107. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.