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Incident Date
16 April 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr073
Location
مودية, Western outskirts of Mudiyah, Abyan, Yemen
A US naval strike reportedly targeted an alleged AQAP site on the western outskirts of Mudiyah town, in Abyan governorate, on the evening of April 16th 2017. There were no known reported civilian or militant casualties. According to Aden al-Ghad, a missile exploded near a medical clinic to the west of the town, according to…
Summary
Published
16 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16 April 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr074
Location
مودية, Northern outskirts of Mudiyah, Abyan, Yemen
A US naval strike reportedly targeted an alleged AQAP site on the northern outskirts of Mudiyah town, Abyan governorate, on the evening of April 16th 2017. There were no reported associated civilian or militant casualties. According to Aden al-Ghad, a missile exploded in Al Qassarat area, according to locals, but left no casualties. This was…
Summary
Published
16 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr069
Location
وادي الصنيف, Wadi Al Sanif, Abyan, Yemen
US drone and naval strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in Wadi Al Sanif, in the Al Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, late on April 5th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources, including AFP, reported that a US drone strike killed a local AQAP leader, Ahmed Ali Saana, while…
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
,
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
30–31 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr054
Location
حناذ, Hanad, Abyan, Yemen
Some sources reported that US naval strikes targeted alleged AQAP targets in Hanad, in the Ahwar region of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st. There were no known reports of civilian or militant harm. Multiple sources indicated that fire from warships off the Abyan coast also targeted various AQAP sites in the…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30–31 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr059
Location
سبخة, أحور, Salt marshes, Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen
At least a dozen US air and naval strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in an area of salt marshes south of Ahwar city, in the Ahwar directorate of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources indicated that overnight naval and drone…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
,
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
29–30 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr051
Location
القوز, Al Quoz, Abyan, Yemen
Alleged AQAP sites in Al Quoz village, in the Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, were targeted by reported US naval and air strikes overnight from March 29th to March 30th 2017. There were no known reports of civilian harm. Several sources indicated that US warships fired missiles at parts of the village during the night,…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
,
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29–30 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr052
Location
موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
US Navy warships reportedly bombarded alleged AQAP targets in the vicinity of Mojan, al-Maraqisha area of Abyan, overnight from March 29th to March 30th. There were no known reports of civilian casualties. Multiple sources indicated that continuous fire from warships off the Abyan coast targeted various AQAP sites in the mountainous al-Maraqisha area, including Mojan…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Naval bombardment
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
29–30 March, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr053
Location
جبل المراقشه, Jabal Al Maraqisha, Abyan, Yemen
US Navy warships reportedly bombarded alleged AQAP targets in the vicinity of al-Maroun, in the al-Maraqisha area of Abyan, overnight from March 29th to March 30th. There are no known associated reports of civilian casualties. Multiple sources indicated that continuous fire from warships off the Abyan coast targeted various AQAP sites in the mountainous al-Maraqisha…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Naval bombardment
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr028
Location
موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
Some sources suggested that US naval artillery and possibly airstrikes targeted the Mojan and Mudiyah areas of Abyan governorate early on the morning of March 3rd. There were no known reports of civilian harm. According to Xinhua, an anonymous Yemeni military official reported that a "heavy navy bombardment" had taken place in the morning, alongside…
Summary
Published
3 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
,
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr015
Location
موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that US forces were involved in a combined arms operation that took place at dawn on March 2nd 2017 in Mogan, al-Maraqisha directorate, Abyan governorate. The action was variously alleged to have included airstrikes, naval bombardment, and troop landings. Some sources claimed the operation was implemented in cooperation with Emirati special forces…
Summary
Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Education
Military actors reported killed
4–26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 March 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr016
Location
حصن سعيد, Fort Saeed, Abyan, Yemen
Some sources reported that US forces were involved in a beach landing operation on Nakheela beach, on the al-Maraqisha coast, Abyan governorate, in the region of or near the village of Mogan, at dawn on March 2nd 2017. This raid allegedly took place in tandem with a reported combined arms operation, with which the US…
Summary
Published
2 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
,
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Artillery
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
,
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 February 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr009
Location
الخبر, Al Khabr, Abyan, Yemen
Several sources alleged that US battleships bombarded the area of Al Khabr in al-Maraqisha, Abyan governorate, on February 2nd 2017, where AQAP militants were allegedly based. There were no reported civilian or combatant casualties. One anonymous Yemeni government official, speaking to Reuters, said that “ships fired several missiles towards the al-Maraqisha mountains, where al Qaeda…
Summary
Published
2 February 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 February 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr008
Location
موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
Some local language Twitter users alleged that US battleships bombarded the area of Mojan, al-Maraqisha, Abyan province early on February 1st 2017, where AQAP militants were allegedly based. One source claimed that fisherman in the Shaqra area spotted American battleships approaching from the coast. There were no known reports of civilian or combatant casualties. Other…
Summary
Published
1 February 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 May 2012
Incident Code
USYEM095-B
Location
مديرية بروم ميفع, 60 km west of Mukkala, Brom Mayfa district, Abyan, Yemen
Between four and seven Al Qaeda militants were killed in an alleged US drone strike conducted against a car travelling on a coastal road between the towns of Azzan and Mukalla in the Brom Mayfa district in Hadhramout governorate on the 28th of May, 2012. Mareb Press reported that “a U.S. drone killed five Al…
Summary
Published
28 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
Military actors reported killed
4–7
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
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
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
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
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
Naval bombardment
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
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
Naval bombardment
,
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
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
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
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
22 December 2011
Incident Code
USYEM045-B
Location
زنجبار, Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
Up to five people, allegedly members of Al Qaeda, were killed in an alleged US drone strike or naval shelling on an extremist site in Bagdar neighborhood in the city of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province in southern Yemen on the evening of December 22nd, 2011 according to local sources and news outlets. One…
Summary
Published
22 December 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 March 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-029
Location
الزاوية, Zawiya, Al Zawiyah, Libya
On March the 5th 2011, Gaddafi forces launched an air and naval bombardment on the city of Zawiya, resulting in the death and the injury of civilians. The rebels fought back and killed some Gaddafi soldiers and also African mercenaries. According to Sayed Tawfik, Facebook post, said that "there was an air and sea bombardment…
Summary
Published
5 March 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
,
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
16–30
Civilians reported injured
30
Military actors reported killed
50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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