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Incident Date

19 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM088-B

Location

جعار, Rabwa, western entrance to Ja’ar, Abyan, Yemen
Between three and five militants were killed as suspected Yemeni Air Force/US warplanes struck Jaar, Abyan on May 19, 2012, international and local media reported. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. As fighting between government and insurgent forces continued in the south of Yemen, sources reported that "dozens" of Al Qaeda militants…

Summary

Published
19 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

18 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM087-B

Location

شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
Three Al Qaeda members were killed and six others were wounded by alleged US or Yemeni airstrikes on the town of Shaqra on May 17, 2012. There were no reports of civilian harm. Yemen News Network tweeted from @YemenNews that warplanes struck two tanks captured by Al Qaeda in Arquob, west of Shaqra. The warplanes…

Summary

Published
18 May 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

17 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM086-C

Location

شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
On May 17th 2012, at an Al Qaeda checkpoint in the town of Shaqra in the Abyan Province, a suspected US drone-fired missile or Yemeni air strike hit two cars killing between three and eight alleged Al Qaeda militants and up to two civilians, in addition to wounding others, according to local officials and residents,…

Summary

Published
17 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
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

16 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM083-B

Location

جبل يسوف, Jabal (Mount) Yasuf, Abyan, Yemen
On the afternoon of May 16th 2012 in Jabal (Mount) Yasuf in the Abyan province, Yemen, 16 militants, allegedly members of Al Qaeda, were killed and between five and 14 others were injured in two airstrikes allegedly orchestrated by the Yemeni air force and carried out by Yemeni fighter jets with possible assistance from the…

Summary

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

15 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM082-C

Location

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
Between 13 and 26 civilians - 14 of whom were named - died and 21 other civilians were injured in two or more alleged US, Yemeni, or Saudi airstrikes on the same location in Jaar on May 15, 2012, according to sources. An additional three to 25 AQAP members were also killed in the strikes.…

Summary

Published
15 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
13–26
Civilians reported injured
21
Military actors reported killed
3–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM079-B

Location

شُقرة‎, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
An alleged US or Yemeni airstrike, naval bombardment, or drone strike killed 10 militants in an Al Qaeda hideout 70 kilometers away from Zinjibar in Shaqra, a southern town in the province of Abyan. There are currently no reports of civilian harm. The Associated Press reported Yemeni warplanes bombed an Al Qaeda hideout 70km from…

Summary

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

14 May 2012

Incident Code

USYEM080-B

Location

لودر, Lawdar, Abyan, Yemen
A moving vehicle was struck by missiles that were fired near Lawdar town in the province of Abyan on the 14th of May 2012. Six “militants” perished in the strike which was allegedly carried out by a Yemeni or US aircraft. There are no reports of civilian harm at this moment. Officials reported anonymously to…

Summary

Published
14 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 April 2012

Incident Code

USSOM023-C

Location

Gumah, Bari, Somalia
"Unknown military jets fired several missiles" at a suspected Somali pirate base in the northern autonomous region of Puntland a coastguard official told AFP. The target was the village of Gumah, described as being between Hafun and Bargal towns and some 220 kilometres (140 miles) east of Bossaso, the main port of Somalia's breakaway Puntland…

Summary

Published
17 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
EU Military, 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

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

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
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Naval bombardment
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
Naval bombardment, Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

11 March 2012

Incident Code

USYEM049-B

Location

جبل خنفر, Mount (Jabal) Khanfar, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
An air attack by the US and/or Yemen on a militant-occupied factory where arms were allegedly stored killed three to seven belligerents near Ja’ar the evening of March 11, 2012. Ansar al Sharia, along with other sources, said that US drones carried out the early evening strike, with up to five drones reportedly taking part.…

Summary

Published
11 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

10 March 2012

Incident Code

USYEM048-B

Location

جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
Alleged US airstrikes or Yemeni airstrikes in Jaar and Zinjibar on May 10, 2012 reportedly killed up to 24 alleged militants and nine others were injured, with some sources reporting possible civilian casualties. Although initially reported as the work of the Yemen Air Force, a senior Yemen government official told CNN that the attacks were…

Summary

Published
10 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
20–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 November 2011

Incident Code

USSOM019

Location

Afgooye, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Two al Shabaab leaders were possibly killed in an alleged US or French-launched air or drone strike in Afgoye, Lower Shabelle, local and international media reported. No sources reported civilian harm. Missiles were fired at a training camp in Afgoye, Lower Shabelle, according to al Shabaab. An initial report from the Suna Times stated: "US…

Summary

Published
14 November 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 October 2011

Incident Code

USSOM018

Location

Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
At least one al Shabaab militant was reportedly killed as Shabaab positions in Kismayo, Jubaland, were subject to aerial shelling, international and local media reported. There was disagreement about whether the US, France or Kenya were to blame A local resident told Reuters: "A jet bombarded an al Shabaab base near the port. It dropped…

Summary

Published
23 October 2011
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

6 October 2011

Incident Code

USSOM015-C

Location

Dolbiyow, 35 kilometers east of Dhobley, Lower Juba, Somalia
Four Somali farmers were reported to have been killed in a possible drone strike in Dolbiyow Village, 35km east of Dhobley according to Somalia Report, while one was reportedly injured. The farmers and their camels were killed moments after al-Shabaab fighters fled the area in vehicles, witnesses said. However, a TFG official told Somalia Report…

Summary

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

15 September 2011

Incident Code

USSOM013-C

Location

Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
A single source reported that nine civilians died in alleged US drone strikes on Kismayo. According to the source Antiwar.com, "Eyewitnesses in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo have reported a number of missile strikes, apparently fired by US drones in and around the city. Terrified residents say that several loud explosions were heard…

Summary

Published
15 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
0–30
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

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

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

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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