Civilian Casualties

1–6

2–12

بيت الشيخ سلطان العرادة, House of Sheikh Sultan Al Arada, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Several local language sources reported that a US drone strike targeted the house of Marib provincial governor, Sheikh Sultan Al Arada, at dawn on July 4th 2019. Others, including Yemeni government officials, instead asserted that the strike was conducted by Houthi militias with a ballistic missile. There were varying assessments of casualties resulting from the

Summary

Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike

Suspected belligerents

US Forces, Houthi Forces

0–2

الجماجم, Al Jamajem, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

At least five alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al-Jamajem area, Tayab, in the Dhi Naseem district of Bayda governorate, overnight from June 24th-25th 2019. In an email to Airwars, US Central Command later confirmed that a strike had taken place on June 24th. Since there were no other

Summary

بين الحزمة والرمسة, Between Al Hazma and Al Ramsa, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Four alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Wadi Obeidah, Marib governorate, overnight from May 6th-7th 2019. On May 15th 2019, US Central Command told New America that no strikes had taken place since March 29th, and explicitly denying reports of a May 5th US military strike, which may refer

Summary

الصدارة, Al Sadarah, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP members in Al Sadarah area, in the Mahliyah district of Marib governorate, on April 15th 2019, according to some local sources. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. The strike reportedly targeted a car travelling through the area. An eyewitness and a

Summary

مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

CENTCOM for January 1, 2019 – April 1, 2019

Original

Annotated

Report Date

April 1, 2019

Original Report

Web link

Apr. 1, 2019

Release Number 20190401-01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command conducted 8 total air strikes in Yemen in 2019 targeting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

CENTCOM conducted two air strikes in January and six airstrikes in March. The January air strikes took place in Marib and Al Bayda Governates respectively. The March airstrikes took place in Al Bayda Governate.

All strikes this year targeted AQAP terrorists. The Jan. 1 strike targeted Jamal al-Badawi, one of the planners involved in the USS Cole bombing.

“In coordination with the government of Yemen, U.S. forces continue to support ongoing counterterrorism operations against AQAP and ISIS-Y to disrupt and destroy militants’ attack-plotting efforts, networks, and freedom of maneuver within the region,” said Lt. Col. Earl Brown, a CENTCOM spokesman.

CENTCOM does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, the number of individual munition impact points against a target, or the organization of U.S. forces

Report Date

April 1, 2019

Confirmed Actions

Original Report

Web link

Apr. 1, 2019

Release Number 20190401-01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 1, 2019 – April 1, 2019

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command conducted 8 total air strikes in Yemen in 2019 targeting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

All strikes this year targeted AQAP terrorists. The Jan. 1 strike targeted Jamal al-Badawi, one of the planners involved in the USS Cole bombing.

“In coordination with the government of Yemen, U.S. forces continue to support ongoing counterterrorism operations against AQAP and ISIS-Y to disrupt and destroy militants' attack-plotting efforts, networks, and freedom of maneuver within the region,” said Lt. Col. Earl Brown, a CENTCOM spokesman.

LOCATION

Three alleged AQAP militants, including at least one leadership figure, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Bayda governorate on March 30th 2019. Though most suggested that the strike took place in Sama’a district, two sources, including Xinhua, instead located the strike in the Anah or Tayeb area of Dhi Naseem district. Sources,

Summary

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), ISIS - Yemen

Suspected targets

LOCATION

A US airstrike took place in Bayda governorate on March 29th 2019, one of two on that day, a US Central Command spokesperson later told New America. In a separate press release, US Central Command stated that all six declared US military strikes in March 2019 strikes had targeted AQAP in Bayda. There were no

A US airstrike took place in Bayda governorate on March 28th 2019, a US Central Command spokesperson later told New America – one of six declared strikes that month. One local source, Huna Al-Bayda, reported that “three senior al Qaeda leaders were killed in an [US] airstrike by a drone on the border between al-Bayda

Summary

LOCATION

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,

Summary

معسكر الحازمية السلفي, Salafiya Al Hazmiya Camp, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

A number of US drone strikes reportedly targeted pro-government fighters in Hazmiya district in Bayda governorate, on March 25th 2019, killing at least five and injuring eight others. A few sources instead indicated that a UAE drone had conducted the strikes, and one suggested that a Houthi ballistic missile was responsible for reported casualties. Though

Summary

US Forces, Saudi-led Coalition, Yemeni Air Force

Suspected belligerents

5–7

LOCATION

A confirmed US airstrike took place in Bayda governorate on March 25th 2019, one of two on that day, a US Central Command spokesperson later told New America. According to a later CENTCOM press release, all US strikes in March 2019 targeted AQAP in Bayda governorate. Multiple sources reported at the time that a drone,

Summary

LOCATION

Summary

LOCATION

مارب, Ma'rib, Yemen

A single local-language Twitter source, @wn4YYsr1zvokcHx, asserted that a US drone strike had killed seven AQAP militants travelling to Shabwa, on March 22nd 2019. No other known sources reported the strike, and there was no known indication of civilian harm. In a later press release and in comments to New America, US Central Command stated

Summary

المنطقة العسكرية الأولى ,سيئون, The First Military Zone, Seiyun, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

Two local-language sources suggested that at least one US drone strike had taken place in Hadramout governorate on February 20th 2019. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Security sources told Aden 24 that a US drone flew low over the “first military zone in Sayyoun Hadramout”, and attempted to target two “terrorist

Summary

جعار, Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

One civilian, named as the elderly man Saleh Ahmed Mohammed al-Qaisi, was killed by a US drone strike in the vicinity of Ja’ar, in the Al Qayseen subdistrict, Sama’a district of Bayda governorate, at 10am on January 21st 2019. In April 2021, CENTCOM confirmed to the Yemen human rights group Mwatana that it had killed

Summary

Yes

(1 man)

Named victims

1 named

الجرشة, Al Jarsha, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A US drone raid, involving two airstrikes, reportedly killed two alleged AQAP militants in Al Jarsha, in the Juba district of Marib governorate, late on January 21st 2019, according to some local sources. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. One source, Shafah, named one of those killed as Ali Nasser Al-Faqir, “the

Summary

ال ديمان, Al Dayman, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

A single source, Voice of America News, stated that a US airstrike had targeted AQAP militants in Al Dayman on January 4th 2019, according to a US defense official. There were no other known reports of a strike at that time, and no information was given on alleged casualties. In a later press release, US

Summary

وادي عبيدة, Wadi Obeida, Ma'rib, Yemen

LOCATION

Jamal Al-Badawi, an alleged ‘legacy’ AQAP militant, was killed by a US drone strike in Marib governorate on the morning of January 1st 2019, US Central Command stated, confirming earlier reports that he had been targeted by a strike in Wadi Obeidah, Marib. One civilian was locally reported injured in the attack – and the

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Drone Strike

Yes

Civilians reported injured

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Named victims

2 named

1–7

ذي كالب, Dhi Kalb, Al Bayda, Yemen

CENTCOM for January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018

Original

Annotated

Report Date

December 31, 2018

Original Report

Web link

Jan. 7, 2019

Release Number 20190107-01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CENTCOM counterterrorism strikes in Yemen 2018 rollup

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command conducted 36 total air strikes in Yemen in 2018, targeting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS-Yemen.

CENTCOM conducted 10 air strikes in January targeting both AQAP and ISIS-Yemen, six air strikes against AQAP in February, seven air strikes against AQAP in March and four airstrikes against AQAP in April.

CENTCOM conducted two air strikes in May, two air strikes in June, two air strikes in July, one air strike in August, and two air strikes in September, all targeting AQAP terrorists.

No strikes were conducted in Yemen in October, November, and December.

The air strikes took place in Abyan, al Bayda, Hadramawt, Shabwah and Zamakh governorates.

LOCATION

At least five alleged AQAP militants, including at least one leadership figure, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Dhi Kalb, in the Quraishiah area of Bayda governorate, overnight from November 24th-25th 2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Most sources reported that six militants had been killed, though differed

Summary

5–8

شبام, Shibam, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

At least one drone strike, which one local-language Twitter source @A_GHALEB63, alleged to be American, reportedly targeted suspected AQAP militants in the Shibam district of Hadramout governorate, from November 3rd to November 4th 2018. No information was available on alleged casualties of the reported strikes. Local residents told Aden News that they heard an explosion

Summary

شبام, Shibam, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

A single source, Aden News, suggested that US airstrikes had targeted AQAP sites in the Shibam district of Hadramout governorate, on the evening of November 2nd 2018. Aden News reported the following: “Urgent: Explosion on the express line of the Shibam Hadramout Directorate and citizens talk about a drone strike. Local residents in the Shibam district

Summary

العشار, Al Ashar, Al Bayda, Yemen

LOCATION

Two Yemeni National Army soldiers, including a Colonel, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Ashar, Yakla area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of September 18th 2018, according to multiple sources. Some however instead variously indicated that the strike killed two AQAP members, or two civilians. In a later press release,

Summary

Yes

1 – 2

(1–2 men)

وادي المرون, Wadi Al Maroun, Abyan, Yemen

CENTCOM for September 9, 2018 – September 18, 2018

Original

Annotated

Report Date

September 18, 2018

Original Report

Web link

Nov. 6, 2018

Release Number 20181106-01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CENTCOM updates counterterrorism strikes in Yemen

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command conducted two counterterrorism air strikes targeting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen in September, bringing the total number of air strikes to 36. In October, there were zero air strikes.

September strikes include Sept. 9 in Abyan and Sept. 18 in Al-Bayda governorates.

“Despite a decline in counterterrorism air strikes against AQAP, they continue to pose a significant threat,” said Lt. Col. Earl Brown, a USCENTCOM spokesman. “We remain vigilant and will continue to work by, with and through our regional partners to disrupt, deter and destroy AQAP.”

LOCATION

Four alleged AQAP militants, including a leadership figure, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike against a car in Wadi Al Maroun, in the Khabr, Al Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, on the morning of September 9th 2018. A US strike against AQAP in Abyan on that date was confirmed in a later US

Summary

LOCATION

A US airstrike targeted AQAP in Bayda governorate on August 14th, according to CNN National Security reporter Ryan Browne (@rabrowne75). On August 30th, US Central Command stated that “six counterterrorism air strikes” against AQAP had been conducted since May 16th 2018, in “Shabwah, Hadramawt and Al-Bayda governorates”. The declared strike dates included August 14th. There

Summary