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Incident Date
15 June 2012
Incident Code
YEMYEM010
Location
شبوة, Mountainous area in the Shabwa province, Shabwa, Yemen
Between five and eight Al Qaeda members were killed and two others were injured in an alleged airstrike by Yemeni forces on June 15th 2012 in the governorate of Shabwa. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The attack was reportedly carried out in a “mountainous area” of the Shabwa region, though little…
Summary
Published
15 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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Incident Date
11 June 2012
Incident Code
YEMYEM009
Location
جعار, Outskirts of Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
In this single-source event, Xinhua reported that three alleged senior Al Qaeda militants were killed in an airstrike on their vehicle in Jaar on June 11, 2012, attributing the strike to Yemeni "warplanes." There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. They were killed "while they were moving to oversee the fighting with army troops…
Summary
Published
11 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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Incident Date
7 June 2012
Incident Code
YEMYEM008
Location
مودية, Eastern parts of Mudiya, Abyan, Yemen
Two Al Qaeda commanders were killed and seven other militants were injured by a Yemeni airstrike "while they were inspecting a checkpoint" in Moudia, Abyan on June 7, 2012. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. According to @taizcity, the strikes were carried out by helicopters (but did not attribute them to the…
Summary
Published
7 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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Incident Date
27 May 2012
Incident Code
YEMYEM007
Location
جعار, West of Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
In a night of battles and strikes on Jaar, Abyan province, a bomb hit a factory on May 27, 2012, reportedly killing several Al Qaeda militants. Of the deceased, up to seven militants were allegedly killed by airstrike whilst up to 15 militants were killed in fights on the ground. Ennahar Online recorded one civilian…
Summary
Published
27 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Factory
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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