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Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Code: YEMT110)
A US drone strike reportedly killed two alleged AQAP militants in or near Jabal Akad, in the Lawdar district of Abyan governorate, on November 10th 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm.
According to @demolinari and @NokhbaHadramout, the US strike targeted the militants as they were travelling on a motorbike, killing both. Reuters correspondent Mohammed Ghobari (@MohammedGhobari), however, suggested that the strike targeted a car.
Academic Dr Elizabeth Kendall also suggested that there had been local reports of a drone strike against a motorcycle in the area that had killed two, but did not assign responsibility to the US.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention a vehicle being struck in the vicinity of Jabal Akad (جبل عكد), east of Al Ayn (العين), in the Lawdar (لودر) district. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates of Jabal Akad are: 13.818682, 45.937657.
Military Statements
Media From Sources (4)
Airstrike likely from a US drone targeted a car near Jabal Akad east of Al-Ayn in #Lawdar district #Abyan. #Yemen
— demolinari (@demolinari) November 10, 2017
غارة لطائرة أمريكية بدون طيار تدمر سيارة وتقتل اثنين من المشتبه بانتمائهم لتنظيم القاعدة في مديرية لودر بمحافظة ابين جنوب اليمن
— Mohammed Alghobari - محمد الغباري (@MohammedGhobari) November 10, 2017
#أبين :غارة جوية لطائرة أمريكية بدون طيار استهدفت دراجة نارية ادى لمقتل شخصين من القاعدة في جبل عكد بالقرب من مدينة العين بمديرية لودر محافظة أبين .#نخبة_حضرموت
— شبكة نخبة حضرموت (@NokhbaHadramout) November 10, 2017
Local #Yemen press reports 2 suspected #AQAP on motorbike killed by #drone near Jabal ‘Akad in Abyan yday. Plus 2 killed in Hawta, Shabwa
— Elisabeth Kendall (@Dr_E_Kendall) November 11, 2017