Incident Code
USYEM229
Incident Date
3 July 2015
Location
Mukalla, Hadramaut, Yemen
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: May 7, 2026
(Previous Incident Code: YEM199 )
A dawn strike killed four alleged AQAP members – two Yemenis, a Kuwait and a Saudi.
The strike hit a car as it left the headquarters for the Yemen army’s 27 Mechanised Brigade. AQAP took control of the facility in April when the group moved into Mukalla, taking advantage of the growing instability in the rest of the country.
A local official identified two of the dead as Shuaib al Maliki of Saudi Arabia and Abdul Aziz al Otaibi from Kuwait.
Military Statements
U.S. Forces Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S. Forces
U.S. Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed