A US drone strike reportedly targeted the house of an alleged AQAP leader in Al Haq, in the Al-Mahfad district of Abyan governorate, at 11pm on April 2nd 2017.  There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to Aden al-Ghad, local sources reported that the strike destroyed the house of AQAP leader Mohammed

US airstrikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP camps in the Mogan area of Al Maraqisha, Abyan governorate, overnight from April 2nd to April 3rd 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm, or of belligerent casualties. According to Aden al-Ghad, a warplane launched several missiles at various locations in the area. Some sources such

US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Mudiyah district, Abyan governorate, late on March 31st 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm, nor of alleged militant casualties in the strikes. Sources including @demolinari and Yemeni journalist Saeed al-Batati (@saeedalBatati) reported that US drone strikes had targeted AQAP militants to

Reported US drone strikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Bazqama and Riman area of Mudiyah, Abyan governorate at dawn on March 31st 2017.  There were no known reports of civilian casualties, though some sources claimed that a civilian farm had been destroyed. Alittihad reported that, according to a local source, three strikes took

Several sources reported that a US drone strike in Al Wade’a district, Abyan governorate, targeted the home of alleged AQAP leader Abu Ubaidah al-Damaji at around dawn on March 31st 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Sources indicated that it was unclear whether al-Damaji or any others died in the strike on

A reported US airstrike in Rawdah, Shabwa governorate, on the evening of March 29th 2017 killed at least one alleged AQAP militant. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to a majority of sources, the strike took place in the centre of Rawdah, near the village of Majazah, targeting a motorbike. Al

Several sources reported that three US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Wadi al-Naseel, in the Wadea area of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 28th to March 29th. There are no known associated reports of civilian or militant harm. According to Reuters, local residents said that they had heard missile strikes on a “suspected al

A reported US drone strike killed two alleged AQAP militants, including a Saudi national, while they were driving in the Al-Abr area of Hadramout governorate, on March 14th 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to FPA, the alleged militants were named as Abu Jandal al-Hadrami and Abu Hashim al-Sharuri by

Multiple sources reported that an alleged US drone strike targeted a vehicle travelling in the Wadea area of Abyan governorate on the afternoon of March 9th, killing at least one alleged AQAP militant. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Most sources indicated that, according to local residents, the strike resulted in one

A US drone strike reportedly targeted an alleged AQAP training camp in a mountainous area of Saeed in Shabwa governorate, local residents told Reuters. Early on March 6th 2017, Elwatan News also indicated that, according to an Anatolia Agency report, a strike against a training camp in Saeed had taken place on that day.  The

Several sources reported that a US drone strike killed at least one alleged AQAP militant travelling in a car in Wadi Yashbum, Shabwa governorate, at 4pm on March 6th 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Casualty assessments varied.  According to Yemenat, the strike “resulted in the burning of the car” and

Multiple sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Yakl in the Qaifa area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 4th to March 5th. One source reported that “civilians including a child” were killed during nighttime US strikes in Bayda governorate, of which this strike was one. It was unclear which specific strike(s)