Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

USYEM120-B

Incident date

August 10, 2012

Location

جعار, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen

Geolocation

13.217814, 45.307025 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An alleged US drone attack killed 3 Al Qaeda militants and injured “many” who were gathering in a farm on the outskirts of Jaar in Abyan Province on the 10th of August 2012 in the evening. There are no current reports of civilian harm.

The farm which is where the militants were supposedly meeting was said to belong to a jihadist leader named Khaled Abdel-Nabi according to Adengad who were told by local residents. It is unknown whether he was amongst those who died.

Press TV and other local sources identified three Al Qaeda militants as being killed, while Adengad and @morageeb reported that an unspecified number of militants were injured. Locals told Adengad that the bombing was specifically targeting the farm and that the “bombing was violent, which prompted the people of the city to sit in their homes for fear of harm”.

@BaFana3 reported that the strike took place at 7pm local time and Adengad noted that the “violent explosion” occurred after sunset prayer time, with @ionacraig pointing out that since the strike happened after dark, it was carried out by the US (due to their more advanced capabilities).

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Jaar (جعار), for which the generic coordinates are: 13.217814, 45.307025. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    3
  • Belligerents reported injured
    5–10

Sources (13) [ collapse]

US Forces Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    3
  • Belligerents reported injured
    5–10

Sources (13) [ collapse]