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(Previous Incident Code: YEMT175)
At least one drone strike, which one local-language Twitter source @A_GHALEB63, alleged to be American, reportedly targeted suspected AQAP militants in the Shibam district of Hadramout governorate, from November 3rd to November 4th 2018. No information was available on alleged casualties of the reported strikes.
Local residents told Aden News that they heard an explosion in the area, and sources suggested that a car was targeted. One source, @BaFana3, indicated that a series of explosions occurred before dawn, targeting “suspect characters, likely AQAP terrorists”.
In January 2019, US Central Command asserted that it carried out no actions at the time: “No strikes were conducted in Yemen in October, November, and December.” This may not however preclude a CIA or Saudi-led Coalition action.
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Reports of the incident mention the Shibam (شبام) district, for which the generic coordinates are: 15.905503, 48.652311. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Reports of the incident mention the Shibam (شبام) district.
Imagery: Google Earth
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Media From Sources (2)
انفجار عنيف هز مديرة #شبام حضرموت ومصادر محلية تتحدث عن استهداف طائرة أمريكية لسيارة في الشراع العام.#اليمن#حضرموت
— يمني أصيل من أرض حمير (@ABDULAZIZ_GAL) November 3, 2018