Incident Code
YEMYEM009
Incident Code
YEMYEM009
Incident Date
11 June 2012
Location
Outskirts of Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
جعار
Geolocation
13.223161,
45.305486
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
13.223161,
45.305486
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Codes: YEM083C USYEM096 )
In this single-source event, Xinhua reported that three alleged senior Al Qaeda militants were killed in an airstrike on their vehicle in Jaar on June 11, 2012, attributing the strike to Yemeni “warplanes.” There are currently no known reports of civilian harm.
They were killed “while they were moving to oversee the fighting with army troops on the outskirts of Jaar,” Xinhua reported.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the outskirts of the town of Ja’ar (جعار). The generic coordinates for the town of Ja’ar (جعار) are: 13.223161, 45.305486. Due to limited information and satellite imagery available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.