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Incident Date
7 March 2014
Incident Code
USYEM180
Location
Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen
A named Yemeni soldier told the Yemen Times 15 people were killed by drones in Mahfed, Abyan province. It was unclear whether those killed were militants or civilians. Unusually, Yemen Times reported the name of their military source. Shaker al Ghadeer was reportedly a soldier with Brigade 111 base in Abyan province. He was the…
Summary
Published
7 March 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–15
Military actors reported killed
0–15
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 March 2014
Incident Code
USYEM179
Location
Khalek, Al Jawf, Yemen
The fourth strike in three days killed between two and four alleged AQAP members as they drove through northern Jawf province. The vehicle was destroyed in the attack. An alleged local militant leader, Ali Saleh Jraim (aka Ali Juraym), was reportedly killed with 1-3 unnamed associates. Jraim was reportedly a veteran of the Iraqi insurgency.
Summary
Published
5 March 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 March 2014
Incident Code
USYEM177
Location
Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen
On the 2nd or 3rd of March 2014, an alleged US drone strike, killed Walid al Jemyzeh and narrowly missed Sheikh Mamoun Abdel Hamid Hatem in the Al Mahfad district in the Abyan governorate. According to Yemeress, Hatem was a leader of Al-Qaeda in Yemen. On the other hand, little is known about Walid al…
Summary
Published
3 March 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 March 2014
Incident Code
USYEM178
Location
Radhum, Shabwa, Yemen
The second strike of the day killed two to four people. Local media reported two unnamed militants were killed along with two ‘others’, possibly meaning civilians. The strike came hours after 20 Yemeni soldiers were killed and injured in an ambush while on patrol in Shabwa province. The soldiers had reportedly stopped an earlier mortar…
Summary
Published
3 March 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 March 2014
Incident Code
USYEM176
Location
Shabwan, Ma'rib, Yemen
Two civilians were injured in a suspected US drone attack on a vehicle near the town of Shebwan, Marib province. Tribal sources told Aden al Ghad that the drone strike ‘targeted the vehicle of a young fighter named Jaber Saleh al Shebwani. The missile turned the vehicle into rubble and killed Shebwani as well as…
Summary
Published
2 March 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 February 2014
Incident Code
USYEM175
Location
Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen
Up to four people died in a suspected US drone attack in Abyan province. Most reports alleged those killed were AQAP militia, however one source, Erem, reported ‘it is feared [the killed and wounded] are civilians'. Yemen’s Ministry of Interior, citing security sources, announced an ‘airstrike’ took place in Abyan province against alleged al Qaeda…
Summary
Published
3 February 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
26 January 2014
Incident Code
USSOM030-C
Location
Haway, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Two civilian children were reported killed and their father severely injured when a US military drone strike attack seemingly directed at nine al Shabaab members struck Hawai, Lower Shabelle, international and local media reported. The strike was said to have targeted and failed to kill Ahmed Abdi Godane. While there initially were no reports of…
Summary
Published
26 January 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
24 January 2014
Incident Code
USYEM174
Location
Wadi Abida, Ma'rib, Yemen
A drone strike destroyed a car carrying three or four people. The dead were reported as AQAP militants by the majority of sources, however one named local whose status was unclear was also reported killed. Local media named one of the dead as Mohammed Saeed Jardan – a local of Abeeda. An official told Xinhua:…
Summary
Published
24 January 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–7
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 January 2014
Incident Code
LC002
Location
Qweira al Mal, Sabha, Libya
قويرة المال
Two children were reportedly killed in an air or artillery strike in Sabha in the south of Libya. A pro-Gaddafi page on Facebook identified the victims as the 14-year-old and a 17-years-old, and another victim at 14 years old, who lost his leg. It added that they were killed in the Hey al Hijara neighbourhood.…
Summary
Published
19 January 2014
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
General National Congress (GNC)
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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…
Summary
Published
15 January 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 January 2014
Incident Code
USYEM172
Location
Al Qatan, Hadramaut, Yemen
Residents, security officials and local officials said a US drone strike killed two alleged AQAP members in the southeastern province of Hadramout. Reuters reported that the drone ‘fired at least one missile’ on a car in Hadramout’s Al-Qatan district, ‘completely destroying the vehicle and killing two people’. A Yemeni government official told Xinhua news agency…
Summary
Published
8 January 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
6 January 2014
Incident Code
USYEM171
Location
Radaa, Al Bayda, Yemen
Several outlets reported that at least two people were injured when a US drone strike hit a car on the main highway of Al Bayda province, near the city of Radaa. Eyewitnesses and ‘local sources’ were quoted as saying that ‘an American drone hit a vehicle which was transporting people believed to members of Al…
Summary
Published
6 January 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 January 2014
Incident Code
USYEM181-B
Location
Al Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen
Five alleged Al Qaeda militants were killed and four were injured in a reported US or Yemeni air or drone strike in the Al Mahfad district of the Abyan province on January 5th, 2014. No civilian harm was reported. The Yemeni Ministry of Interior reported that an airstrike occurred which struck AQAP hideouts in the…
Summary
Published
5 January 2014
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 December 2013
Incident Code
USYEM180-B
Location
Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen
On the evening of the 31st of December 2013 in the Al-Mahfad district in the Abyan province, up to six Al Qaeda militants were killed and three others injured by an alleged US drone strike. There are no reports of civilian harm. According to the Yemeni Interior Ministry, two militants were killed and three were…
Summary
Published
31 December 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
27 December 2013
Incident Code
USYEM179-B
Location
Shibam, Hadramaut, Yemen
On the 27th of December 2013, an alleged US drone strike hit and killed up to seven suspected AQAP militants and injured another in the southern city of Shiban in the province of Hadramout. Initial reports from the strike are conflicted on the number of wounded or dead. The Montreal Gazette provided the lowest estimate…
Summary
Published
27 December 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
1–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
25 December 2013
Incident Code
Ob332
Location
Qutab Khel, Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Between three and four suspected militants were killed and another suspected militant was "critically" injured in airstrikes against Miran Shah in North Waziristan. There were no civilian casualties reported. This was the first Christmas day drone strike recorded. The dead were allegedly Afghan militants, although they reportedly could not be identified. At least two missiles…
Summary
Published
25 December 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 December 2013
Incident Code
USYEM178-B
Location
Qatn, Hadramaut, Yemen
Two Al Qaeda militants were killed and others were wounded in alleged US drone strikes on a vehicle in Al Mudhur of Qatn district on December 14, 2013. There were no reports of civilian harm. Gulf News quoted a local government official who reported that a US drone struck a car carrying Al Qaeda members…
Summary
Published
14 December 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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…
Summary
Published
12 December 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
,
Truck
)
Civilians reported killed
11–15
Civilians reported injured
7–110
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 December 2013
Incident Code
USYEM176-B
Location
Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen
On December 10th 2013, eight alleged Al Qaeda fighters were reportedly killed in a US drone or Yemeni air strike in the Wadi Malaha area of Ahwar district. The strike occured in the morning. Two vehicles were hit in the strike, allegedly burning and killing all occupants; this intel came from a soldier in Brigade…
Summary
Published
10 December 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 December 2013
Incident Code
USYEM175-B
Location
Al Qatn, Hadramaut, Yemen
Between two and four AQAP members were killed and "others" were injured in an alleged US drone strike in the Madhhar area of al Qatn in the Hadhramaut Governorate of Yemen in the evening time of the 9th of December 2013. The Long War Journal reported two deaths whilst a local military source, on the…
Summary
Published
9 December 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 November 2013
Incident Code
Ob331
Location
Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Between one and four people were killed and up to two others were injured in airstrikes against the Miranshah area of North Waziristan. The majority of sources, including CNN, named those killed as being militants while some sources did not identify whether they were civilians or militants. The strike hit around midnight and the house…
Summary
Published
29 November 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
26 November 2013
Incident Code
USYEM174-B
Location
Al Houra, Abyan, Yemen
الحورة
As many as 12 alleged AQAP members were killed in a possible US drone strike on the 25th of November 2013. The twelve men were reportedly traveling in a car through the Al-Hoora area in the region of Mahfud in southern Yemen’s Abyan province when the strike hit. The men were badly burnt and the…
Summary
Published
26 November 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21 November 2013
Incident Code
Ob330
Location
Tal, Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan
Between three and six alleged civilians, including up to four children, were killed in drone strikes against the Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Conflicting reports were given as to whether those killed were students and clerics from the seminary or were visiting members of the Haqqani Network. Pakistani politician Imran Khan was the only source…
Summary
Published
21 November 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–6
Civilians reported injured
0–9
Military actors reported killed
2–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20–22 November, 2013
Incident Code
USYEM173-B
Location
Shahr, Hadramaut, Yemen
Following a major strike on November 19th, a possible second alleged US drone strike reportedly hit either on the 20th or the 22nd of November, 2013. However information was limited and there was little evidence to suggest people were killed. Solely one report states that three alleged AQAP militants might have been killed in the…
Summary
Published
20 November 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 November 2013
Incident Code
USYEM172-B
Location
Ghayl Bawazir, Hadramaut, Yemen
On November 19th, 2013, between three and five Al Qaeda members, including two Australians, were reported killed when an alleged US or Yemeni airstrike hit a vehicle traveling in the Ghayl Bawazir area of Hadhramout. The Toyota Hilux belonging to the AQAP militants was reportedly bombed while in Mahfad in southern Yemen, following an intelligence…
Summary
Published
19 November 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1–30 November, 2013
Incident Code
USSOM029-C
Location
Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
جيليب
Five children from a single family were killed in the town of Jilib, in Somalia’s Middle Juba region, when their house was razed by aerial bombardment from an unknown belligerent (possibly Kenya), according to residents interviewed by the group Journalists for Justice. According to the report, "A third set of strikes took place a few…
Summary
Published
1 November 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 November 2013
Incident Code
Ob329
Location
Dandi Darpakhel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
US drones reportedly killed TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a strike on his car or house a few miles from Miranshah. Between three and six others also died. Intelligence officials told Seattle Times that a suspected U.S. drone strike killed at least at least three people when two missiles hit a house in the village…
Summary
Published
1 November 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
4–7
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 October 2013
Incident Code
Ob328
Location
Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan
US drones killed up to five people and injured three more late at night of October 31st, in the first strike in a month. Local sources alleged that the unmanned aircraft fired two missiles that struck a house and car in or near a bazaar in Miranshah that caused two large explosions. A senior security…
Summary
Published
31 October 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 October 2013
Incident Code
USSOM028
Location
Dhaytubako, Middle Juba, Somalia
At least two people, both reportedly al-Shabaab affiliated, were killed in a US drone strike on a vehicle in Jilib, Middle Juba region, international media reported. As of now, there are no reports about civilian harm. Senior al Shabaab commander Ibrahim Ali Abdi (aka Anta Anta) was killed in the attack, according to Abu Mohamed,…
Summary
Published
28 October 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2013
Incident Code
USSOM027
Location
Baraawe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
At least one and as many as seven al Shabaab militants were killed in a naval raid carried out by US forces in Barawe, Lower Shabelle, international media reported. There were no reports of civilian harm. It was not at first clear who was the target of the raid. Reports varied from an unnamed Chechen;…
Summary
Published
5 October 2013
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
1–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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