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Incident Date

20 January 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr001

Location

Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen
مديرية الصومعة
On January 25th 2017, a US spokesperson confirmed that a strike took place in al-Bayda governorate on January 20th, killing one AQAP operative.  This confirmed reports that a US drone strike in al-Suma'a district, Bayda governorate, killed at least one alleged AQAP militant on that afternoon. There were no known reports of civilian harm.  January…

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20 January 2017
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Incident Date

2 August 2016

Incident Code

USYEM269

Location

Al-Wadiah District, Abyan, Yemen
مديرية الوضيع، أبين‎
At least three children were killed and their parents were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a family home in the village of Al-Shemil in the district of Al-Wadiah, Yemen on August 2, 2016. Spanish news agency EFE reported that "at least three children died and their parents were wounded in an air strike on…

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2 August 2016
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Incident Date

10 July 2016

Incident Code

USYEM267

Location

Al-Jaboul, Ma'rib, Yemen
An alleged US drone strike hit a car in the Al-Jaboul area, east of the city of Ma'rib, Yemen on July 10, 2016 and reportedly injured up to five people, whose status as civilians/militants is contested among the sources, and killed four civilians, including children. Saba News reported that the victims were citizens, alleging that…

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10 July 2016
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Incident Date

26 January 2015

Incident Code

USYEM207

Location

Harib district, Shabwa, Yemen
حريب، شبوة‎
At least one civilian, a child, was killed by alleged US drone strikes on a vehicle traveling in the Harib district of Shabwa governorate of Yemen on January 26, 2015. Sources said the victims died when a drone struck the vehicle they were travelling in central-southern Yemen. The combatant status of one of the victims…

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26 January 2015
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Incident Date

6 December 2014

Incident Code

USYEM205

Location

Nisab District, Shabwa Governorate, Yemen
نصاب
During the morning of the 6th December 2014, the US confirmed that it conducted a joint airdrop operation with Yemeni special forces, a ground attack by marines and a bombardment to attempt a hostage rescue which resulted in the death of two of the hostages, reportedly at the hands of the al-Qaeda militants, along with…

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Published
6 December 2014
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Incident Date

19 April 2014

Incident Code

USYEM184

Location

As Sawma'ah District, Al Bayda, Yemen
مديرية الصومعة، ٱلْبَيْضَاء‎
On Saturday, 19th April 2014, at 6 am, a drone strike hit a open-air Toyota Land Cruiser carrying armed men suspected of being AQAP militants and a second strike hit a nearby Toyota Hilux carrying 12 construction workers. The cars were traveling in the Hazmieh area of As Sawma'ah near the Al-Jorroh family project. The…

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Published
19 April 2014
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Incident Date

15 January 2014

Incident Code

USYEM173

Location

Shibam, Hadhramout, Yemen
شبام
At 10 in the evening on the 14th/15th of January 2014, an alleged US drone strike reportedly killed a farmer and/or an al-Qaeda member, and injured two other al-Qaeda members, close to the city of Shibam in Hadramout Province, Yemen. The identity of those harmed by the airstrike is disputed. Al Hayat reported that Abdul…

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Published
15 January 2014
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Incident Date

12 December 2013

Incident Code

USYEM177-C

Location

Al-Bayda Governorate, Yemen
ٱلْبَيْضَاء‎
On Thursday 12th December 2013, at around 4:30 in the afternoon, an alleged US drone launched between two to four missiles at a wedding procession which killed between 11 to 18 civilians and injured between seven to 110 in Radaa in al-Durrah, al Bayda, Yemen. The wedding convoy was reportedly returning from Al-Basier in the…

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Published
12 December 2013
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Incident Date

7–8 August, 2013

Incident Code

USYEM165-C

Location

Erq al-Shabwan, Wadi Obeida District, Ma'rib, Yemen
عرق ال شبوان، وادي عبيدة، مَأْرِب
Up to nine people, including as many as three civilians, among them two teenagers (16 years old and 17/18 years old), were reportedly killed in an alleged US drone strike that took place in Erq al-Shabwan, within the Wadi Obeida district of the Ma’rib governorate on August 7/8, 2013. At dawn on August 8, security…

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Published
8 August 2013
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Incident Date

1 August 2013

Incident Code

USYEM162-C

Location

Vicinity of Al-Qatn, Hadhramout, Yemen
بالقرب من قطن
Up to five people were killed and three others were injured following alleged US drone strikes on a moving vehicle in Qatan Valley, Hadhramout province at 3:15am on the 1st of August 2013. There was contention in reporting on the number and status of those killed. Some sources reported that all those killed were AQAP.…

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Published
1 August 2013
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Incident Date

9 June 2013

Incident Code

USYEM159-C

Location

Khabb wa ash Sha’af District, Al-Jawf, Yemen
خب و الشعف، الجوف‎
Between two and seven people, including one child and multiple Al Qaeda militants, were killed and another child was injured in an alleged US drone strike that launched four to five missiles hitting a vehicle in Al Mahashma or Khabb wa ash Sha’af in Al-Jawf Province around noon on June 9th, 2013. The lowest death…

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Published
9 June 2013
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Incident Date

20 May 2013

Incident Code

USYEM155-C

Location

Rada'a, Al Bayda, Yemen
رداع
On May 20th 2013, two young men were killed on a motorcycle in an alleged US drone strike in Rada’a, Bayda’ province. Sources are conflicted as to whether the two men killed were members of Al Qaeda or civilians. Nashwan News reported that the two men were killed at dawn after leaving a farm in…

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Published
20 May 2013
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Incident Date

17–18 May, 2013

Incident Code

USYEM153-C

Location

Al-Mahfad District, Abyan Governorate, Yemen
المحفد، أبين‎
On May 18th, 2013 a drone reportedly launched three airstrikes in Abyan province overnight. The second of the three strikes hit the Al-Hada area in Al-Mahfad district and six people were reported injured without specifying if those injured were militants or civilians. A CNN report, also published by Mareb Press, was the only source found…

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Published
18 May 2013
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Incident Date

21 April 2013

Incident Code

USYEM151-C

Location

Wadi Abida area, Ma'rib, Yemen
وادي عبيدة، مَأْرِب
An alleged US drone strike on a house in the Wadi Abida area of Ma'rib province reportedly killed two Al Qaeda militants, from Saudi Arabia and/or Egypt, and wounded up to three others, at dawn on April 21, 2013. One source reported that a woman and child were injured. An unnamed security official told AFP…

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Published
21 April 2013
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Incident Date

17 April 2013

Incident Code

USYEM150-C

Location

Wessab al Ali District, Dhamar, Yemen
وصاب العالي
Up to four civilians were killed in an alleged U.S drone strike in Wessab al Ali on the 17th of April 2013. However there is some discrepancy in earlier reports which alleged all killed were militants. A suspected Al Qaeda leader Hamid al Radami (aka Hammed al Masea Meftah, Hamed Radman, Hamid Radman al Manea,…

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Published
17 April 2013
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Incident Date

23 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM149-C

Location

Wald Rabi' District, Bayda Governorate, Yemen
A second possible drone strike on January 23, 2013 killed between two and four militants, with some sources noting that two children were killed and seven other civilians, including two children and a woman, were injured. The Los Angeles Times reported the strike hit two motorcycles – its intended target – and killing the alleged…

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Published
23 January 2013
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Incident Date

19 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM144-C

Location

Wadi Obeida, Ma'rib, Yemen
وادي عبيدة
A suspected US drone strike in Wadi Obeida, Ma’rib governorate on January 19th 2013 between 11 o’clock at night and midnight killed up to four civilians, with conflicting reports that in fact up to six Al Qaeda militants were killed. According to Mareb Press, the strike hit and destroyed a vehicle that Al Qaeda seized…

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Published
19 January 2013
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Incident Date

19 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM143-B

Location

Wadi Abida, Ma'rib, Yemen
وادي عبيدة
On January 19th 2013, before 11pm, the second of three alleged US drone strikes hit the  Al Shabwan Wadi Abidah region of the Marib governorate, killing as many as three militants. Marib Press, Yemen Observer, and Enduring American World View corroborated that one of the reported militants killed was Ismaeel Bin Saeed Bin Jameel and…

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Published
19 January 2013
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Incident Date

19 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM142-N

Location

Wadi Abida, Ma'rib, Yemen
وادي عبيدة
On January 19th 2013, between 7 and 10:30 pm, the first of three alleged US drone strikes in the Wadi Abidah region in al-Hatik in Marib struck an orange farm in the populated Al-Masil area in Al Dsaleel, Ra’ed Fadi Abdullah. There were no reported casualties, civilian or militant but according to eyewitnesses, the strike…

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Published
19 January 2013
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Incident Date

4 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM141-B

Location

Rada'a, Al Bayda, Yemen
رداع
On January 3rd 2013, at least three Al Qaeda militants were allegedly killed by a US or Yemeni airstrike in a “mountainous area” near Rada’a. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Among those who died was Muqbel Abbad Al Zobah, nicknamed Abu Shebab, the news source Akhbar Alyom reported. This was corroborated…

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Published
3 January 2013
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Incident Date

29 December 2012

Incident Code

USYEM139-B

Location

Saila valley/Sa'ilat al Jarrah, Al Bayda, Yemen
سائلة الجرّاح
Alleged US missiles hit a 2006 saloon Land Cruiser traveling on the outskirts of al-Manaseh village on December 29, 2012, near Radda, in the fourth strike in a week. At least three alleged al Qaeda members died and two others were injured. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The three victims reportedly…

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Published
29 December 2012
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Incident Date

28 December 2012

Incident Code

USYEM138-C

Location

Near the hospital in Shoheer, Hadramaut, Yemen
شحير
On the evening of December 28, 2012, an alleged US drone strike fired missiles at a moving motorcycle killed between two to four alleged AQAP militants near the town of Shaher, near the site of a strike four days earlier. An investigation by an NGO revealed that a 10 year old child was also wounded.…

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Published
28 December 2012
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Incident Date

24 December 2012

Incident Code

USYEM136-B

Location

Manaseh, Al Bayda, Yemen
المناسح
Two suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed and three were injured in an alleged US drone strike which hit a vehicle in Manaseh in al-Bayda province on December 24th, 2012 at 5pm. No civilian harm has been reported. According to Reuters, AFP, and AP, two Al Qaeda militants were killed when a drone strike hit…

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Published
24 December 2012
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Incident Date

24 December 2012

Incident Code

USYEM137-C

Location

Wahid Shoheer Club stadium, Hadramaut, Yemen
ملعب نادي وحدة شحير
Three missiles hit motorbikes killing three to five Al Qaeda militants and injuring between one and 15 people including 14 civilians. The alleged US drone strike occurred in Shehr in Hadramout province in the evening on December 24th, 2012. The number of people injured in the strike varies greatly from one to two militants reported…

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Published
24 December 2012
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Incident Date

7 November 2012

Incident Code

USYEM135-C

Location

Sirin, Sana'a, Yemen
السرين
An alleged US drone strike killed two to four people, including one civilian (child) and two to three Al Qaeda militants from the AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) branch, and injured one to three other militants in Beit Al Ahmar in the town of Sanhan in the Sana’a Governorate on the November 7th, 2012…

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Published
7 November 2012
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Incident Date

29 October 2012

Incident Code

USYEM134-B

Location

Hadramawt, Hadramaut, Yemen
حضرموت
Two local sources reported that "Abu al-Baraa al-Sharouri, amir of the Sharia courses" was killed by a US drone strike in Hadramawt on October 29, 2012. @FlashpointIntel added that another "jihadist" called "brother Abu Hussein" was also killed in the strike. No other information was available about this incident.

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Published
29 October 2012
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Incident Date

28 October 2012

Incident Code

USYEM133-C

Location

Wadi Al Abu Jabarah, Sa'dah, Yemen
وادي آل أبو جبارة
On the 28th October 2012 at 10am in the Wadi al Abu Jabara area in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen, a suspected US drone conducted three airstrikes against two houses in the area, injuring two civilians, a woman and her son, and killing between three and four alleged Al Qaeda militants and injuring one, according to…

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Published
28 October 2012
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Incident Date

21 October 2012

Incident Code

USYEM132-B

Location

Wadi Obeida, Ma'rib, Yemen
الحرقان عبيدة
According to local and international media, on October 21st 2012 at around 8pm, a suspected US airstrike struck a Prado car, in the Hami and Al Damashqa area in the Obeida valley around 17km east of the city of Ma’arib, carrying three to four suspected Al Qaeda militants, killing everyone in the car. There are…

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Published
21 October 2012
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Incident Date

18 October 2012

Incident Code

USYEM131-B

Location

Rumaila, Abyan, Yemen
الرميلة
In a dawn attack, a series of missiles from an alleged unmanned airstrike were fired at targets on the outskirts of Jaar, apparently striking Al Qaeda militants on the verge of launching a suicide attack on military targets. The alleged US drone or Yemeni airstrike attack hit a farmhouse in the Wadi Anna bridge area,…

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Published
18 October 2012
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Incident Date

4 October 2012

Incident Code

USYEM130-B

Location

Sadiya, Shabwa, Yemen
السدية
On the 4th of October 2012, a suspected US drone strike hit and killed up to six Ansar al-Sharia militants and injured up to four others in the desert region of al-Saeed in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa. According to security sources reporting to Akhbar al-Youm, the strike took place at roughly eleven o’clock…

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Published
4 October 2012
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