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Incident Date

23 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM149-C

Location

Wald Rabi' District, Bayda Governorate, Yemen
A second possible drone strike on January 23, 2013 killed between two and four militants, with some sources noting that two children were killed and seven other civilians, including two children and a woman, were injured. The Los Angeles Times reported the strike hit two motorcycles – its intended target – and killing the alleged…

Summary

Published
23 January 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Motorcycle), Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
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

19 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM142-N

Location

وادي عبيدة, Wadi Abida, Ma'rib, Yemen
On January 19th 2013, between 7 and 10:30 pm, the first of three alleged US drone strikes in the Wadi Abidah region in al-Hatik in Marib struck an orange farm in the populated Al-Masil area in Al Dsaleel, Ra’ed Fadi Abdullah. There were no reported casualties, civilian or militant but according to eyewitnesses, the strike…

Summary

Published
19 January 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM143-B

Location

وادي عبيدة, Wadi Abida, Ma'rib, Yemen
On January 19th 2013, before 11pm, the second of three alleged US drone strikes hit the  Al Shabwan Wadi Abidah region of the Marib governorate, killing as many as three militants. Marib Press, Yemen Observer, and Enduring American World View corroborated that one of the reported militants killed was Ismaeel Bin Saeed Bin Jameel and…

Summary

Published
19 January 2013
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

19 January 2013

Incident Code

USYEM144-C

Location

وادي عبيدة, Wadi Obeida, Ma'rib, Yemen
A suspected US drone strike in Wadi Obeida, Ma’rib governorate on January 19th 2013 between 11 o’clock at night and midnight killed up to four civilians, with conflicting reports that in fact up to six Al Qaeda militants were killed. According to Mareb Press, the strike hit and destroyed a vehicle that Al Qaeda seized…

Summary

Published
19 January 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Military actors reported killed
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 October 2012

Incident Code

USYEM134-B

Location

حضرموت, Hadramawt, Hadramaut, Yemen
Two local sources reported that "Abu al-Baraa al-Sharouri, amir of the Sharia courses" was killed by a US drone strike in Hadramawt on October 29, 2012. @FlashpointIntel added that another "jihadist" called "brother Abu Hussein" was also killed in the strike. No other information was available about this incident.

Summary

Published
29 October 2012
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

7 September 2012

Incident Code

USYEM126-C

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
On September 7th 2012, a child was injured following the explosion of a live projectile from a previous airstrike allegedly by US forces in the city of Azzan, Shabwa governorate. Eyewitnesses told Al-Masdar Online that “a shell exploded while a child was passing by one of the buildings that was bombed by drones to target…

Summary

Published
7 September 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 August 2012

Incident Code

USYEM120-B

Location

جعار, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
An alleged US drone attack killed 3 Al Qaeda militants and injured “many” who were gathering in a farm on the outskirts of Jaar in Abyan Province on the 10th of August 2012 in the evening. There are no current reports of civilian harm. The farm which is where the militants were supposedly meeting was…

Summary

Published
10 August 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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

8 August 2012

Incident Code

USYEM119-C

Location

القطن, Al Qotn, Hadramaut, Yemen
On the 8th of August 2012, multiple drone or air strikes, allegedly by either Yemeni or US authorities, killed one person just before dawn in Al Qotn in the Hahdramaut Province. It remains unclear whether the person killed was a civilian or not. @YRMC_S and @AdenOnline reported one person killed while @BaFana3 reported that a…

Summary

Published
8 August 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
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

4 August 2012

Incident Code

USYEM115-C

Location

عدن, Aden, Aden, Yemen
A single source, Press TV, reported that a US drone killed five "people" traveling in a vehicle in Aden on August 4, 2012. However, the same source referred to the strike as occurring in "eastern Yemen" while Aden is located in western Yemen. Another strike did occur in eastern Yemen on the same date (USYEM116-B),…

Summary

Published
4 August 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

20 June 2012

Incident Code

USYEM109-B

Location

المحفد, Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen
On the 20th of June 2012, up to 30 militants were reported killed and six others injured in a series of Yemeni or US-waged airstrikes in Mahfed, Abyan, which was later reported by international and local media. AP reported that Yemeni military officials said that "at least six air raids targeted moving vehicles and Al…

Summary

Published
20 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
5–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

17 June 2012

Incident Code

USYEM106-B

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
On June 17th 2012, an alleged airstrike or shelling by the US military or Yemen Air Force caused the death of up to nine civilians in the town of Azzan, Shabwa province. There are currently no known reports of injured. The US news channel Fox News claimed that six Al Qaeda militants were killed in…

Summary

Published
17 July 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike, Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–9
Military actors reported killed
6–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 June 2012

Incident Code

USYEM096-C

Location

شبوة, Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
A Yemeni journalist was reportedly injured in an alleged drone strike while fleeing the site of attacks on an Al Qaeda vehicle on the 1st of June 2012 in Shabwa. Only one source, @narrabyee, reported this incident and further information remains unknown. The drone strike could have been a US or Yemeni strike as similar…

Summary

Published
1 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
1
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

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

27 October 2011

Incident Code

USYEM043-B

Location

شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
Three militants, reportedly members of Al Qaeda, were killed and six more wounded in a suspected US airstrike or drone strike on Shaqra, east of Zinjibar, on October 27th, 2011, sources said. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The strike reportedly hit alleged militants in Shaqra, east of Zinjibar, the provincial capital…

Summary

Published
27 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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

14 October 2011

Incident Code

USYEM041-C

Location

عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
A series of up to six confirmed US drone and/or airstrikes across Azzan killed up to 24 people, including two children, on October 14, 2011. The others killed were reportedly Al Qaeda militants. In the first of several attacks on this day, a drone attack struck a house in the Azan district of Shabwa, targeting…

Summary

Published
14 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential (House), Commerce, Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
2
Military actors reported killed
5–22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 September 2011

Incident Code

USYEM039-B

Location

الجوف, Jawf, Al Jawf, Yemen
Four AQAP militants were killed in a confirmed CIA drone strike on Jawf, reports said. There are currently no reports of civilian harm from this strike. Anwar al Awlaki, the US-born cleric, apparently became the first US citizen to be deliberately killed by the CIA in a drone strike, part of Operation Troy. The attack…

Summary

Published
30 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

21 September 2011

Incident Code

USYEM038-B

Location

شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
On September 21 2011, alleged US airstrikes on the town of Shaqra in Yemen’s southern Abyan province killed six to seven alleged AQAP militants. One outlet, AFP, stated that three alleged militants were injured in the strike. There are no reported cases of civilian harm. Aden Online and Long War Journal put the number of…

Summary

Published
21 September 2011
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

21 September 2011

Incident Code

USYEM037-B

Location

المحفد, Al Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen
On 21 September, 2011, alleged US airstrikes on the town of Al-Mahfad were said to have killed four suspected AQAP militants, according to numerous sources. Initial claims that high-profile Al Qaeda officials such as Anwar al-Awlaki, Fahd al-Quso and Said al-Shihri may have been present and killed in the strike were later proven false. There…

Summary

Published
21 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

9 September 2011

Incident Code

USYEM036-C

Location

جعار, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
A single source, @AdenHurra, reported that "a number of civilians were killed and wounded after warplanes bombed the city of Jaar", adding that the bombing occurred in the "outskirts of the city". It is unknown whether Yemeni forces, US forces, or another belligerent, were to be blamed for this incident. There is no other information available…

Summary

Published
9 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

7 September 2011

Incident Code

USYEM035-B

Location

المحفد, Al Mahfed, Abyan, Yemen
An alleged US Predator drone strike struck a makeshift Al Qaeda checkpoint in Mihfed, Abyan Province killing up to 10 members of Al Qaeda and wounding as many as dozens more. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. AFP reported that a local security official said that the US drone strike had killed…

Summary

Published
7 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Education
Military actors reported killed
3–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 September 2011

Incident Code

USYEM034-C

Location

مدرسة الفاروق الثانوية في جعار, Al-Farouq high school, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and four others, including two children, were injured in the alleged US drone strike or Yemeni airstrike that hit the Al-Farouq High School in Ja´ar Abyan Province on the 5th of September 2011. Wafaa Mohammed Ahmed al-Hamza (8 years old) was killed and her father Mohammed Ahmed…

Summary

Published
5 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 September 2011

Incident Code

USYEM032-C

Location

مسجد جعار الكبير, Jaar Grand Mosque, Abyan, Yemen
Up to seven civilians were killed and three to five others, including a child, were injured in alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes against the Grand Mosque in Jaar on the 5th of September, 2011. Civilians Jaber Qassem Salem (72), Hazza Ahmed Atta Baheb, Haidara Mohsen Ali al-Abidi were killed and Omar Qassem (11) among other…

Summary

Published
5 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Religious (Mosque)
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 September 2011

Incident Code

USYEM033-C

Location

مشفى الرازي في جعار, Al-Razi Hospital, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
Dozens of Al Qaeda linked militants were killed and injured during an alleged airstrike conducted by the Yemeni armed forces targeting the al-Razi hospital in Jaar on September 5th, 2011. Up to two civilians may have been killed in this attack. AFP quoted a medical official in Al-Razi hospital in Jaar, who confirmed the toll…

Summary

Published
5 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2 September 2011

Incident Code

YEMYEM004

Location

الكود, Al Kud, Abyan, Yemen
At least four people, three women and a man, were killed in alleged Yemeni strikes on Al-Kud on September 2, 2011. On the second of September, a tweet from @YemenLatestNews reported that four people from the same family were killed as part of a Yemeni airstrike against suspected Al Qaeda operatives. Barakish.net also reported that…

Summary

Published
2 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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Incident Date

31 August–1 September, 2011

Incident Code

USYEM030-B

Location

أبين, Abyan, Abyan, Yemen
US airstrikes killed up to 33 militants, with no civilian harm reported in Abyan province between August 31 2011 to September 1 2011. Multiple sources claimed the militants killed in the alleged airstrike were Al Qaeda militants. Some sources reported the alleged strike was carried out by Yemeni air force warplanes, however others claim it…

Summary

Published
31 August 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
20–33
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 July 2011

Incident Code

USYEM025-B

Location

زنجبار, Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
Between five and 14 militants were killed and 50 others were wounded in alleged US or Yemeni airstrikes or drone strikes on the city of Zinjibar on July 29, 2011. In a tweet from @YusraAIA, Yemeni aircraft were identified as being used as “camouflage” to cover up U.S. drone strikes. According to @FADHLESAY, fourteen people…

Summary

Published
29 July 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
5–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 July 2011

Incident Code

USYEM023-N

Location

بين زنجبار‎ و شقرة, Between Zinjibar and Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
An airstrike on a car targeted Fahd al Qusaa, also known as Quso, an al Qaeda leader and suspect in the USS Cole bombing. It was a US attack, according to the New York Times quoting an AQAP representative. He claimed that Qusaa had left the car minutes earlier and was unharmed. According to the Long War Journal,…

Summary

Published
14 July 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 July 2011

Incident Code

USYEM021-C

Location

جعار, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
Between two and six civilians were killed and up to seven others were injured in alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes on Ja’ar on July 5, 2011. Four militants were also reportedly killed. The numbers of dead and wounded varied, as @NoonArabia tweeted that three civilians were killed and seven people were wounded. According to @AdenLang,…

Summary

Published
5 July 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential, Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, Yemeni Air Force
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Incident Date

21 June 2011

Incident Code

USYEM020-C

Location

جامع حمزة في جعار, Hamza Mosque, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
Up to seven people were killed and four others were wounded in US airstrikes or drone strikes on Hamzah Mosque in Ja’ar on June 21, 2011. At least two of the people killed were identified as possibly being militants. @YemNews1 tweeted that four people were killed when Yemeni warplanes bombed the Hamzah mosque in the…

Summary

Published
21 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Religious (Mosque), Residential, Commerce (Shop)
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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