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Incident Date

24 February 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi015

Location

شامير, Shamir, Taiz, Yemen
One civilian was killed and between six and seven others, including at least one child, were injured by alleged US-UK airstrikes on a telecommunications site in the Shamir area in the Maqbanah District on February 24, 2024. Anadolu Agency quoted the Houthi Al-Masirah satellite channel which reported that "a citizen (civilian) was killed and 6…

Summary

Published
24 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Resources (Power Station)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
UK Military, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 February 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi016

Location

حي صوفان, Sofan, Sana'a, Yemen
Two civilians were injured by an alleged US-UK strike on the Sofan neighborhood of Sana'a on February 24, 2024. Abdullah Ahmad Obaidi Al Rabi’i posted on Facebook that "on my way back home in the Sofan neighborhood, I encountered this missile strike by the American-British aggression occurring dozens of meters away in a densely populated…

Summary

Published
24 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Factory)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
UK Military, U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 February 2024

Incident Code

USYEMBi014

Location

مزارع الجار, ِAl Jar farms, Hajjah, Yemen
A farm worker was injured by alleged US-UK airstrikes on a farm in the “Al-Jar Farms” area in Abs District on February 2, 2024. According to Jameel Ahmad, American-British fighter jets launched four airstrikes against former President "Ali Saleh’s farm in the “Al-Jar Farms” area in Abs District," which was a farm that the Houthis…

Summary

Published
2 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, UK Military
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Incident Date

22 June 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi012

Location

الكور, Al-Kour, Shabwa, Yemen
Three Al Qaeda members were killed by alleged US drone strikes on the Al-Kour area in Shabwa on June 22, 2023. 26sep News reported that American strikes on the Al-Kour area in Shabwa resulted in the death of three Al Qaeda members. There are no additional details about those who were killed available. All of…

Summary

Published
22 June 2023
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

15 June 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi011

Location

المصينعة, Al Musinaa, Shabwa, Yemen
An Al Qaeda leader was killed and four soldiers in the Shabwa Defense Forces were injured by alleged US drone strikes in Al Musinaa in Shabwa governorate on June 15, 2023. A tweet from @aboalfatl2019 reported that "leader" Abu Muhammad al-Shalwani al-Awlaki was killed by American drones in Shaab Madhab in the Musinaa area. @egl3000…

Summary

Published
15 June 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

28 February 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi010

Location

مرخة, Markha, Shabwa, Yemen
On February 28th 2023, a drone strike reportedly hit the Al-Alia district of Aqaba Amqwah targeting the Shabwa Defense Forces, on the border between Shabwa and Al-Bayda governorates.  Sources report that the drone strike was either a US drone or a Houthi attack. According to most sources, one member of the Fifth Brigade in the…

Summary

Published
28 February 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 February 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi009

Location

قرب مدرسه الفتح بمنطقة الحصون بمديريه الوادي, near Al fateh School, Al-Hosen region, Wadi Abeda district, Ma'rib, Yemen
On February 27th 2023, a reported US drone strike hit a house near Al-Fateh School, in the Al-Hosen region of Wadi Abeda district in Marib, Yemen. According to local sources, two to three people were killed and up to one person was seriously injured.  It was widely reported that the men killed and injured were…

Summary

Published
27 February 2023
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

30 January 2023

Incident Code

USYEMBi008

Location

محطة الحايرة, Al Hayra petrol station, Ma'rib, Yemen
On January 30th 2023, an alleged United States drone strike was reported to have hit a car in Wadi Ubaidah in the Marib Governorate of Yemen. Three people were allegedly killed who were in the car at the time, who Al Mahara and other local sources reported were "members of Al-Qaeda", including a prominent leader…

Summary

Published
30 January 2023
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

30 November 2022

Incident Code

USYEMBi007

Location

حدبا العوشان, Hadba Al Awshan, Ma'rib, Yemen
Between one to three civilians, including a woman and two children, were reported killed and up to five others, including a woman, a child and two paramedics, were injured in alleged US drone strikes on a home in the Al-Hadba area of Al-Wadi, Marib on November 30, 2022. A member of Ansar al-Sharia (AQAP) who…

Summary

Published
30 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 February 2022

Incident Code

USYEMBi006

Location

الكولة, Al Kawlah, Ma'rib, Yemen
On February 6th 2022, an alleged US drone strike was reported to have struck a car with Al-Qaeda members inside, possibly including a "suspected leader."  All passengers - reported as Al-Qaeda militants - in the car were reported to have been "killed and wounded", and civilian casualties were also reported of those "who were near…

Summary

Published
6 February 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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

15 December 2021

Incident Code

USYEMTr238

Location

آل عوشان, Al Awshan, Ma'rib, Yemen
At least one Al Qaeda member was killed by alleged US drone strikes on a house in the Hadba Al-Awshan area on December 15, 2021. Yemen Anbaa News reported that a drone believed to be American killed an emir of Al Qaeda in an abandoned house in the Hadba Al-Awshan area. He was alleged to…

Summary

Published
15 December 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 November 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi003

Location

حدبى ال عوشان, Hadba Al Aushan, Shabwa, Yemen
At least one person, identified as an Al-Qaeda affiliate, was killed in alleged US drone strikes on the Al-Hadba area in the Wadi Marib district of Yemen the afternoon of November 13, 2021. A post from Hudhud Sabaa news alleged that a US drone strike targeted an Al-Qaeda affiliate from Al-Dhalea’s Al-Dhalea district in Hadbaa Al-Aushan.…

Summary

Published
13 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 November 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi004-C

Location

عقبة امقوة, Aqba Amkawa, Shabwa, Yemen
At least one civilian was killed and another civilian, a woman, was injured in alleged Saudi Coalition or US drone strikes on the Olaya Markha district of Shabwa governorate. Sources were conflicted about whether the other two to three people killed and two to three people wounded were civilians or members of Al Qaeda. A Facebook…

Summary

Published
13 November 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military actors reported killed
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 August 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi002

Location

Yemen
Two alleged members of Al Qaeda were killed in US airstrikes in Yemen sometime before August 24, 2021. According to a Facebook post from Mushir Al Mashrai, Al-Qaeda organization in Yemen mourned Rashid Al-Ghazali and his brother Abu Asim, who said that they were killed in an American raid. A tweet from @GhalebM0nz1i7 reported that the…

Summary

Published
24 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 March 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi001-C

Location

حي جو النسيم, Jao Al Naseem, Ma'rib, Yemen
Local sources in Marib reported casualties among civilians as a result of a reported attack either by a US-drone on a car entering a popular market in Marib - or by a Houthi balluistic missile strike on the market - on March 16th, 2021. While @aalnaasi said the attack happened on Dahbeel station in Al-Naseem,…

Summary

Published
16 March 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce (Market), Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 December 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr233

Location

البطحة, Al Batha, Ma'rib, Yemen
At least one person, believed to be affiliated with Al Qaeda, was reported killed in an alleged US drone strike on a motorcycle in the Al Batha area, Marib governorate, on December 14th, 2020, according to local sources. Al Arabiya reported that according to a source within the local authority in Marib, "an unmanned drone,…

Summary

Published
14 December 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 November 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr232

Location

استراحة النخيل ـ محطة بن معيلي, Al-Nakhil Resthouse - Bin Maeili Station, Ma'rib, Yemen
Local sources reported the injury of up to three members of Al-Qaeda after a drone attack that targeted them near a farm close to Bin Maeili Station in Wadi Abeeda, Ma'reb on November 14th, 2020. @abdalrzeg8713 tweeted that one of the three members was injured by a US drone attack. However, 7adramout.net said that three…

Summary

Published
14 November 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 October 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr231-C

Location

عرق آل شبوان, Irq Al Shabwan, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants' Vitara vehicle in the ‘Irq Al Shabwan area of Al Wadi district in Marib governorate on 27 October 2020 killing between two and three militants and wounding one, according to local sources. Almawqaea Post noted that a local source had named the militants as being members…

Summary

Published
27 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
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

4 September 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr230

Location

شقرة, Shakra, Abyan, Yemen
Some local-language social media sources suggested that a US drone strike targeted alleged militants in Shaqra, Khanfar district of Abyan governorate, early on September 4th 2020. Most reports, however, instead indicated that strikes had been carried out by a drone of the UAE or UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council just after midnight, targeting forces associated with…

Summary

Published
4 September 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 July 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr229

Location

قصر محافظ محافظة شبوة, Palace of the Governor of Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
According to some local language social-media sources, a US drone strike targeted the home of Shabwa Governor Mohammed Salih Bin Adiyu in Ataq city, Shabwa, late on July 3rd 2020. Most sources, however, including local news outlets, instead reported that a fire had broken out in the building, leading to the explosion of a weapons…

Summary

Published
3 July 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 June 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr087

Location

Southern Yemen, Yemen
A US drone strike killed two suspected AQAP militants in southern Yemen late on June 30th 2017, residents and local sources told Reuters. No other known sources reported a strike at that time, and there were no associated reports of civilian harm. According to Reuters, "Another suspected U.S. drone strike killed two men believed to…

Summary

Published
30 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 June 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr228

Location

وادي عبيدة, Wadi Obaida, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Wadi Obaida area of Marib city, in Marib governorate, on the evening of June 24th 2020, according to some sources. There were no known reports of civilian harm. One source, @ksa2030_n, claimed that a senior AQAP leader was killed in the strike.  The Yemen…

Summary

Published
24 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16–17 May, 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr227

Location

زنجبار‎, Arqoub, Abyan, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed an alleged AQAP leadership figure in the Arqoub area of Abyan governorate, on May 16th 2020. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Local sources told Yemen Press Agency that a May 16th strike had targeted AQAP leader Saad Al-Atiqi Al-Awlaki: "An American drone strike on Saturday…

Summary

Published
16 May 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 May 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr225

Location

لحزمة, Al Hazma, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed at least one alleged AQAP militant, possibly a key communications officer, in Al Hazma, in the Wadi Obeida area of Marib governorate, on May 13th 2020. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to academic Fatima Alasrar (@YemeniFatima), the strike targeted a house, injuring Abdullah Al-Maliki,…

Summary

Published
13 May 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

13 May 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr226

Location

شقرة, Shakra, Abyan, Yemen
At least one US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near the coastal town of Shakra, in Abyan governorate, on May 13th 2020. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Local sources told Al-Mandeb that AQAP leader Abu Al-Bara Al-Qifi was killed in a strike against an AQAP site "near…

Summary

Published
13 May 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

26 April 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr224

Location

جبل الحاول, Jabal Al Hawl, Shabwa, Yemen
A possible US drone or airstrike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in Jabal Al Hawl, overlooking Wadi Amaqin, in the Rawda district of Shabwa, on the morning of April 26th 2020. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Local sources told Marib Today that the strike had targeted AQAP leaders, while 7adramout and…

Summary

Published
26 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 April 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr223

Location

بين الخدراء والنبيق, Al Khudra and Al Nabeeq, Shabwa, Yemen
One or more US drone strikes reportedly killed at least six alleged AQAP militants between the towns of Al Khudra and Al Nabeeq, in the Beihan district of Shabwa governorate, on the afternoon of April 25th 2020. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Yemeni tribal and security sources told Associated Press, on…

Summary

Published
25 April 2020
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

11 April 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr222-C

Location

منزل الشيخ علي بن حسن بن غريب, House of Sheik Ali bin Hassan bin Gharib, Ma'rib, Yemen
According to some sources, a US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants in the house of Ali Bin Hassan Bin Gharib, an Islah leader, in Shabwana, in Marib governorate in the early morning of April 11th 2020. However others suggested that a Houthi ballistic missile was responsible. While Bin Gharib was reportedly unharmed, some indicated…

Summary

Published
11 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 January 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr221

Location

الحصن المشرف, Al Hosson Al Mashrif, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed AQAP leaders Qasim Al-Raymi and Abu Al-Baraa Al-Ibbi as they travelled in a car through Yakla, Bayda governorate, on January 29th 2020. This was one of three alleged January strikes in which Qasim al-Raymi was reportedly killed - with his death in one of those actions later confirmed by…

Summary

Published
29 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 January 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr219-C

Location

لحزمة, Al Hazma, Ma'rib, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted an alleged AQAP site in Al Hazma village, in the Wadi Obeida area of Marib governorate, at dawn on January 27th 2020. Multiple sources suggested that at least one alleged AQAP militant had died in the strike, and one source, Mint Press News, reported that civilians near the house…

Summary

Published
27 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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