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Incident Date

15 January 2010

Incident Code

USYEM007-B

Location

الاجاشر, Al Ajashar, Sa'dah, Yemen
An alleged Yemeni security forces strike or US airstrike reportedly struck two vehicles in Al Ajasher between Sa’ada and Jawf province. Multiple sources reported the alleged air strike took place in the afternoon of January 15th 2010. Initially sources reported that up to seven alleged AQAP militants had been killed in the strike. However later…

Summary

Published
15 January 2010
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
0–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 January 2010

Incident Code

USYEM006-B

Location

شبوة, Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
Alleged Al Qaeda local commander Abdullah Mehdar, suspected leader of the Al Qaeda cell in the Houta region, was reportedly killed by Yemen security forces, possibly with the assistance of US forces, on the evening of 12th January 2010 in Shabwa province, 375 miles east of Sana’a. There were no known associated reports of civilian…

Summary

Published
12 January 2010
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 December 2009

Incident Code

USYEM004-B

Location

وادي رفض, Wadi Rafadh, Shabwa, Yemen
In the dawn hours of Dec. 24, 2009, a cruise missile launched by the United States struck a farmhouse in the Rafdh Valley, located in Yemen’s Shabwa province, killing between 5-34 militants associated with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, colloquially known as AQAP. While there are no known reports of civilians being killed or…

Summary

Published
24 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
5–34
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

17 December 2009

Incident Code

USYEM003-B

Location

أرحب, Arhab, Sana'a, Yemen
US forces reportedly carried out an attack in Arhab, Yemen on December 17th upon a home believed to be the living quarters of Qasim al Raimi (also called al Raymi), resulting in the death of four militants. The strike was initially reported to have included the use of Yemeni ground forces and air strikes with…

Summary

Published
17 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
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

17 December 2009

Incident Code

USYEM002-C

Location

المعجلة, Al Majala, Abyan, Yemen
At least forty-seven civilians, including at least twenty-two children and twelve women, were reportedly killed after a US cruise-missile strike targeted an alleged AQAP training camp on the edge of Al-Majala village, Mahfad district of Abyan governorate, at around 6 AM on December 17th 2009. This was the first known strike in Yemen approved by…

Summary

Published
17 December 2009
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
47–64
Civilians reported injured
23–88
Military actors reported killed
6–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 November 2002

Incident Code

USYEM001-B

Location

على الطريق السريع 160كم شرق صنعاء ، عناقة, On highway 160km east of Sana'a, Annaqaah, Ma'rib, Yemen
In the first known US targeted assassination outside of a conventional battlefield and using a drone, a CIA Predator launched from Djibouti struck a car in Annaqaah, Marib governorate, on the evening of November 3rd 2002, killing six Al Qaeda suspects. A seventh individual escaped alive, and was later cleared of involvement in an October…

Summary

Published
3 November 2002
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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