Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

USYEM103-N

Incident date

June 14, 2012

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen

Geolocation

14.3267791, 47.4475743 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

The Yemen Times reported a US drone strike hit Azzan in Shabwa province, described as AQAP’s “last stronghold” in the province, on June 14, 2012.

The reporter Ali Saeed subsequently told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism via email that the strike came on Thursday evening.

Casualty figures were unknown he added, because “the army has not yet entered the area”, his military source in Shabwa told him.

There are currently no known reports of civilian harm.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Suspected attacker
    US Forces

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Azzan (عزان), for which the generic coordinates are: 14.3267791, 47.4475743. Due to limited information and satellite imagery available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

US Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Suspected attacker
    US Forces

Sources (2) [ collapse]