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Incident Date

31 January 2010

Incident Code

USYEM009-N

Location

Across Yemen, Yemen
Over a six week period, US Special Forces carried out more than 24 ground raids in Yemen, according to a single credible source, The Nation. The Nation reported: "By late January 2010, JSOC had been involved with more than two dozen ground raids in Yemen, which kicked off with the December 17 strikes. Scores of…

Summary

Published
31 January 2010
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

20 January 2010

Incident Code

YEMYEM001

Location

Erq al Shabwan, Ma'rib, Yemen
عرق ال شبوان
Up to two people were killed by an alleged Yemeni airstrike, targeting the home of al-Shabwani, a leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the Mareb province in Erq al Shabwan the morning of January 20th, 2010. It is unclear whether all of those killed were belligerents or if civilians, in addition…

Summary

Published
20 January 2010
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (House), Agriculture (Agricultural Land)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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Incident Date

15 January 2010

Incident Code

USYEM007-B

Location

Al Ajashar, Sa'dah, Yemen
الاجاشر
An alleged Yemeni security forces strike or US airstrike reportedly struck two vehicles in Al Ajasher between Sa’ada and Jawf province. Multiple sources reported the alleged air strike took place in the afternoon of January 15th 2010. Initially sources reported that up to seven alleged AQAP militants had been killed in the strike. However later…

Summary

Published
15 January 2010
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
0–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 January 2010

Incident Code

USYEM006-B

Location

Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
شبوة
Alleged Al Qaeda local commander Abdullah Mehdar, suspected leader of the Al Qaeda cell in the Houta region, was reportedly killed by Yemen security forces, possibly with the assistance of US forces, on the evening of 12th January 2010 in Shabwa province, 375 miles east of Sana’a. There were no known associated reports of civilian…

Summary

Published
12 January 2010
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 December 2009

Incident Code

USYEM004-B

Location

Wadi Rafadh, Shabwa, Yemen
وادي رفض
In the dawn hours of Dec. 24, 2009, a cruise missile launched by the United States struck a farmhouse in the Rafdh Valley, located in Yemen’s Shabwa province, killing between 5-34 militants associated with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, colloquially known as AQAP. While there are no known reports of civilians being killed or…

Summary

Published
24 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
5–34
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 December 2009

Incident Code

USYEM005-C

Location

Abyan, Abyan, Yemen
أبين
A second air strike reportedly occurred on 24th December 2009 in the province of Abyan "of which the death toll is unknown", according to the Swiss-based human rights organization, Alkarama. No other sources were found that reported on this strike.

Summary

Published
24 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

17 December 2009

Incident Code

USYEM003-B

Location

Arhab, Sana'a, Yemen
أرحب
US forces reportedly carried out an attack in Arhab, Yemen on December 17th upon a home believed to be the living quarters of Qasim al Raimi (also called al Raymi), resulting in the death of four militants. The strike was initially reported to have included the use of Yemeni ground forces and air strikes with…

Summary

Published
17 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

17 December 2009

Incident Code

USYEM002-C

Location

Al Majala, Abyan, Yemen
المعجلة
At least forty-seven civilians, including at least twenty-two children and twelve women, were reportedly killed after a US cruise-missile strike targeted an alleged AQAP training camp on the edge of Al-Majala village, Mahfad district of Abyan governorate, at around 6 AM on December 17th 2009. This was the first known strike in Yemen approved by…

Summary

Published
17 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
47–64
Civilians reported injured
23–88
Military actors reported killed
6–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 November 2002

Incident Code

USYEM001-B

Location

On highway 160km east of Sana'a, Annaqaah, Ma'rib, Yemen
على الطريق السريع 160كم شرق صنعاء ، عناقة
In the first known US targeted assassination outside of a conventional battlefield and using a drone, a CIA Predator launched from Djibouti struck a car in Annaqaah, Marib governorate, on the evening of November 3rd 2002, killing six Al Qaeda suspects. A seventh individual escaped alive, and was later cleared of involvement in an October…

Summary

Published
3 November 2002
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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