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.