Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

USYEMTr157

Incident date

March 18, 2018

Location

حصون آل جلال, Al Husn Al Jalal, Ma'rib, Yemen

Geolocation

15.471902, 45.368278 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one alleged AQAP militant was reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Husn Al Jalal, in the Wadi Obeida area of Marib governorate, on the evening of March 18th  2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm.

Several local-language sources, including Hadramout21 and Al-Mashhad Al-Araby, indicated that the strike targeted a car driving in the area. Some, such as @Ryad_Alhrde and @almawqeapost, suggested that one AQAP militant had died, though others instead reported a death toll of three.

Several sources appeared to indicate that the strike took place early on March 19th. However @aabod202050 reported the strike at 10.30pm on March 18th. As such, Airwars has assessed that this strike likely took place at some time during that evening.

A list of US military strikes provided by CENTCOM to the Long War Journal made no mention of a March 18th action. This may not however preclude an attack by the CIA.

The incident occured in the evening.

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Husn Al Jalal (حصون آل جلال), for which the generic coordinates are: 15.471902, 45.368278. 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 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
    1–3

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • The strike was reported to have taken place in the al-Husn area of Wadi Obeida, Marib (@Intelyse_Arabia, March 19th 2018)

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 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
    1–3

Sources (21) [ collapse]