Incident Code

USYEMTr193

Location

البيضاء, Al Bayda, Yemen

Geolocation

14.313489, 45.305892
Accuracy: Province/governorate

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: YEMT186)

A US airstrike took place in Bayda governorate on March 26th 2019, a US Central Command spokesperson later told New America. In a separate press release, US Central Command stated that all March 2019 strikes targeted AQAP.

There were no other known local reports of a strike on that day according to our Arabic-language researchers, nor was there any available information on casualties.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Declared strike
Civilian Harm Reported
No
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the Al Bayda (البيضاء) governorate. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Bayda governorate are: 14.313489, 45.305892.

Reports of the incident mention the Al Bayda (البيضاء) governorate.

Imagery: Google Earth

Military Statements

U.S. Forces Assessment
Known belligerent
U.S. Forces
U.S. Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed
U.S. Forces Strike Report
Our Yemen strikes data has been updated for individualized dates after CENTCOM responded to an inquiry on the eight strikes in 2019. Strikes were as follows: 1/1, 1/21, 3/25, 3/25, 3/26, 3/28, 3/29, and 3/29. All but 1/1 in al Bayda'

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