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Incident Date

12 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM076-B

Location

حصون آل جلال, Hosoon, Ma'rib, Yemen
Between three and eight Al Qaeda militants were killed and others were wounded in a reported US drone strike near the village of Hosoon, close to the city of Marib on the 12th of May, 2012. The attack came just 30 minutes after another airstrike (USYEM077-B) in the east of Wadi Harib district, close to…

Summary

Published
12 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM077-B

Location

حريب, Desert road in Harib district, Ma'rib, Yemen
Six to seven militants were killed in an alleged US drone strike which destroyed one vehicle as it travelled as part of a three vehicle convoy along a desert road from Shabwa to Marib on the 12th of May, 2012. Al-Masdar Online reported that local residents had claimed that “the airstrike took place in the…

Summary

Published
12 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM078-B

Location

عين, Al Ain district, Shabwa, Yemen
A possible third US drone strike on May 12th 2012 struck an alleged al Qaeda hideout in Al-Aeen area in central Shabwa, killing at least six militants, reports said. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. A local security official told Xinhua about the incident and claimed it was a U.S. drone strike.…

Summary

Published
12 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM075-B

Location

شُقرة‎, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
A series of three alleged US bombing raids killed at least two militants and destroyed numerous vehicles in the in the Shakra area on May 10, 2022. There were no reports of civilian harm. According to almotamar.net, the Al Qaeda site in the Shakra area that was struck in the air strikes was used to…

Summary

Published
10 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10–20 May, 2012

Incident Code

USYEM084-B

Location

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
An airstrike hit Jaar in mid-May of 2012, killing five Al Qaeda militants. The strike hit a house local people said was being rented by Ansar al Sharia militants. Neighbour Adnan Ahmed Saleh told NPR: ‘I got back inside, closed the door, and then the first rocket hit’. The house next door to his was…

Summary

Published
10 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

9–10 May, 2012

Incident Code

USYEM074-B

Location

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
An array of news organizations, military sources, and local witnesses have described an attack by a suspected American drone that killed between five and eight members of Al Qaeda in Jaar in the Abyan governate, located in southern Yemen, between May 9 and May 10, 2012. A local source described hearing three explosions around midnight,…

Summary

Published
10 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM073-C

Location

وادي رفض, Wadi Al Abyadh, Rafd valley, Shabwa, Yemen
On the 6th of May 2012 at approximately 5:30pm local time a drone strike, allegedly carried out by the CIA, killed up to six people, including one civilian, in Wadi Al Abyadh in Shabwa governorate. A drone struck and killed Fahd al-Qasaa (37) along with at least one more individual in the Shabwa governorate of…

Summary

Published
6 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car), Agriculture (Agricultural Land)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM072-B

Location

جعار, North of the town Ja'ar, Khanfir district, Abyan, Yemen
Between 10 and 15 militants linked to Al Qaeda were killed in an alleged Yemeni airstrike or US drone strike just north of the town of Jaar on the 2nd of May, 2012. Whilst Xinhua stated a local resident had claimed that 10 militants in total had been killed in the airstrike, CNN reported that…

Summary

Published
2 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
10–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM070-B

Location

لودر, Mountains southeast of Lawdar town, Abyan, Yemen
Four Al Qaeda militants were killed by alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes in the southeast of the town of Loder located in the south of Yemen on the 30th of April 2012. No civilian harm was reported. Reuters reported that the airstrike hit a vehicle which killed four militants inside. Witnesses reported a series of…

Summary

Published
30 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM071-B

Location

زنجبار‎, Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
An alleged US airstrike struck a vehicle killing at least three supposed Al Qaeda fighters around Zinjibar in Abyan Province on April 30, 2012. At the moment, there are no reports of civilian harm. The Associated Press was informed by a Yemeni military official that the airstrike was one of many that took place that…

Summary

Published
30 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM069-B

Location

الجوف‎, Jawf, Al Jawf, Yemen
Three Al Qaeda militants were killed by airstrikes allegedly carried out by US and/or Yemeni forces in the Al Jawf governorate on April 29, 2012. On April 29th, 2012, tweets began appearing from @alshadadi1986, Nabeel Alodainai (@imc_r) and Suhail News concerning the killing of three Al Qaeda operatives in a car moving through the AlJawf…

Summary

Published
29 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

26 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM068-B

Location

مودية, Mudiya, Abyan, Yemen
Three suspected militants were killed in an alleged American drone strike in the town of Mudiyah during the afternoon of the 26th of April, 2012. Both Reuters and Mareb Press reported that the three militants were killed as the vehicle in which they were travelling was struck by a missile. Reuters further reported that local…

Summary

Published
26 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM066-B

Location

نصاب, Nisab (town or district), Shabwa, Yemen
On 23rd April 2012, a suspected US drone strike at 4:10pm hit vehicles in Shabwa province allegedly leaving up to three militants dead and up to three others injured, according to local sources. The vehicles were reportedly traveling from Nisab to Al-Salida Abadan. Yaspr and Almotamar identified two of the dead as Hussein al-Ahwal Lahoul…

Summary

Published
23 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM067-B

Location

لودر, Lawdar, Abyan, Yemen
On 23rd April 2012, at 10:30 am, the Yemen army and/or US military allegedly conducted a strike in Loder, Abyan province killing between four to 17 suspected AQAP militants, with some sources attributing the militant deaths to artillery bombardment. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Bikyamasr reported that the strike was carried…

Summary

Published
23 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
4–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

22 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM065-B

Location

الحرقان عبيدة, Sanda desert, near Obeida valley, Ma'rib, Yemen
Three to four militants, including one of the most senior leaders of AQAP (Al Qaeda on the Arab Peninsula) were killed in a US drone strike on a road between the regions of Ma’rib and Jawf, near the Obeida valley on the afternoon of the 22nd of April, 2012. The majority of media sources, both…

Summary

Published
22 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM064-B

Location

جبل يسوف, Jabal (Mount) Yasuf, Abyan, Yemen
Between eight to 17 Al Qaeda militants were killed and five others were injured in an alleged Yemeni or US air strike in the southeastern province of Abyan on the outskirts of the town of Lawdar, on the 21st of April 2012 in the evening. There have been no reports of civilian harm. Yemen’s Defense…

Summary

Published
21 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
8–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

18 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM063-C

Location

جبل خنفر, Mount Khanfar, Abyan, Yemen
Up to four militants were killed in alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes in Mount Khanfar on April 18, 2012 according to local sources. However, Xinhua reported that there were no casualties. Dawn News reported that a second air raid hit another position held by militants, but did not provide any further details. Alhawyah quoted a…

Summary

Published
18 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

18 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM062-C

Location

لودر, Lawdar, Abyan, Yemen
One civilian was killed, and two injured, in an alleged US or Yemeni strike on Loder, April 18th, that also purportedly killed six militants, sources said. A tweet from @fhgfdgdd and @BRQNews1 reported that the son of Tariq al-Fadli was among the dead militants, which was also reported by Yafanews. Reuters reported that "Loder residents…

Summary

Published
18 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM061-B

Location

الـخـرمـة, Kharama, Mayfa'a district, Shabwa, Yemen
According to news reports and local sources, between three and seven militants were killed in a series of five alleged US drone strikes close to the village of Kharama, between the towns of Azzan and Huta in Shabwa province on the evening of the 16th of April, 2012. The strikes were conducted within the mountainous…

Summary

Published
16 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Military actors reported killed
3–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM060-B

Location

الزاهر, Zahir district, Al Bayda, Yemen
Yemen defense officials announced that an alleged American unmanned drone allegedly struck a car that included a number of Ansar al Sharia and Al Qaeda members in the al Zahir district of Bayda province on April 14, 2012, killing between three and eight militants. The nighttime raid turned the car into a “collection of charred…

Summary

Published
14 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

11 April 2012

Incident Code

USYEM059-B

Location

العين, Loder village, Al Ain, Lawdar district, Abyan, Yemen
On the evening of Wednesday April 11th 2012, an airstrike allegedly by Yemeni forces or US drone strikes which hit a car with suspected Al Qaeda militants killed between two and fourteen militants and injuring between seven and 10 others, near the town of Lawder in the Abyan governorate, an area on a key highway…

Summary

Published
11 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

7–8 April, 2012

Incident Code

USYEM057-B

Location

الصحراء بين محافظتي شبوة ومأرب, Desert road between Shabwa and Ma’rib governorates, Ma'rib, Yemen
Up to eight members of Al Qaeda were reported killed in an alleged US drone strike on a moving vehicle in Shabwa province, on the desert road between Shabwa and Ma’rib governorates, on April 7/8, 2012. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The Wall Street Journal reported that the target was AQAP…

Summary

Published
7 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

7–8 April, 2012

Incident Code

USYEM058-B

Location

الكود, Al Kawd, Khanfir district, Abyan, Yemen
Between 16 and 24 militants were killed in a series of alleged US or Yemeni airstrikes on Al Kawd village in the governorate of Abyan on April 8th, 2012, according to local sources. There were no reports of harm to civilians. According to a tweet from @hbashrbash, 24 Al Qaeda militants were killed in naval…

Summary

Published
8 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment
Military actors reported killed
16–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1–3 April, 2012

Incident Code

USYEM056-B

Location

لحج‎, أبين‎, Lahj and Abyan governorates, Abyan, Yemen
As many as 43 ‘suspected Al Qaeda militants’ were killed and dozens of others were wounded in alleged US drone strikes and/or Yemeni air and artillery strikes in the Al Harur area of Lahj and Abyan governorates between 1-3 April 2012. The strikes were part of continuous raids by joint Yemeni land, sea, and air…

Summary

Published
1 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
38–43
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 March 2012

Incident Code

USYEM054-C

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
Initial reports suggested that one civilian was killed and six to eight civilians, including three to six children, were injured in an alleged US drone strike targeting a vehicle allegedly carrying AQAP members, in the city of Azzan in Shabwa Province at 4pm on the 30th of March 2012. A later report by Akkarama on…

Summary

Published
30 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 March 2012

Incident Code

USYEM055-C

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
The second targeted attack in a two-part alleged US airstrike hit an Al Qaeda hideout in Azzan in the Shabwa Province on the 30th of March, 2012, injuring four civilians. The Long War Journal reported that a Predator or Reaper fired missiles at a building which was thought to be occupied by AQAP. The Long…

Summary

Published
30 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21–22 March, 2012

Incident Code

USYEM053-B

Location

زنجبار‎, Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
According to local Yemen officials, three areas in Zinjibar were struck by alleged US drone strikes or Yemeni military strikes, killing 29 to 30 Al Qaeda fighters and wounding dozens others on March 22, 2012. The website Arab Monitor stated that "dozens" were wounded in the attacks, which targeted alleged Al Qaeda bases. No other…

Summary

Published
22 March 2012
Strike Type
Naval bombardment, Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
29–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

18 March 2012

Incident Code

USYEM051-B

Location

مسيمر, Al Musaimeer, near Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
Alleged Yemeni or US strikes on Al Qaeda positions in north-eastern Zinjibar, Abyan province, allegedly killed 14 to 18 belligerents and injured dozens of others on 18 March 2012, sources said. There are currently no reports of civilian harm, though one source, Xinhua, stated that an anonymous Yemen official stated that "it was not clear…

Summary

Published
18 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Military actors reported killed
14–18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

18 March 2012

Incident Code

USYEM052-C

Location

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
One civilian was reported injured and eight militants were killed in alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes carried out on the city of Jaar on March 18th 2012, in the governorate of Abyan. According to an Associated Press (AP) report published in the Washington Times, the civilian was injured when a post office being used as…

Summary

Published
18 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike, Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Communications
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 March 2012

Incident Code

USYEM050-B

Location

ٱلْبَيْضَاء‎, Bayda (town), Al Bayda, Yemen
An alleged U.S. drone strike killed four to five alleged AQAP militants and injured five others traveling in a car along an outpost in the Al-Ghunaim area of Shuria district in Al-Bayda Province on 13 March 2012. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. Yemeni security officials stated that the strike was conducted…

Summary

Published
13 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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