Drone strikes in Yemen

WATCH: Yemeni tells US Senate ‘drones are fuelling anti-Americanism’
April 24, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Farea al-Muslimi drew applause with emotive testimony at a rare Washington hearing on drones.

Analysis: Holding US to account for civilian drone deaths in Yemen
September 7, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
A Yemeni MiG-21 being upgraded in the Ukraine 2010 (Photo used by kind permission of Leslia A. Rodger)

The challenges of accountability when airstrikes go wrong and civilians die in Yemen

Analysis: Al Qaeda ‘down but not out’, says top Yemen reporter
July 9, 2012 | by | 3 Comments
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CNN’s man in Sanaa tells us the problems of reporting on drone strikes in Yemen.

How Twitter mapped a ‘covert’ US drone operation in Yemen
Local paper Mukallastar.com reports on a drone-destroyed car

Social media tracks drone attacks in eastern Yemen.

Suspected drone strikes kill 12 civilians in Yemen
May 15, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Biggest loss of civilian life in reported drone strike this year.

Arab spring brings steep rise in US attacks in Yemen
March 29, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
Supporters of al-Qaeda tote their rifles

Attacks now rain on Yemen as often as they do on Pakistan’s tribal regions.

The civilian massacre the US neither confirms nor denies
March 29, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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Whole families died in missile attack that killed 44 civilians.

Yemen: The Bureau’s investigation explained
March 29, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Why the Bureau began tracking US strikes in Yemen.

Yemen’s ‘barely functional’ air force points to US involvement in strikes
March 29, 2012 | by | 1 Comment
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The ‘hodge podge’ of aged planes can’t fly complex sorties.

Analysis: Who killed Anwar al-Awlaki – and why?
September 30, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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An examination of the politics and reasons behind the radical cleric’s killing.

Radical cleric al-Awlaki ‘killed in Yemen drone strike’
September 30, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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Speculation mounts that al Qaeda commander was killed by a US drone strike.

US boosts Yemen drone strikes amid chaos
June 16, 2011 | by | 1 Comment
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Recent campaign sees more US drone strikes than in the whole of last decade.

Casualty Estimates

US Covert Action in Yemen 2002–2013

Confirmed US drone strikes: 46-56

Total reported killed: 240-347
Civilians reported killed: 14-49
Children reported killed: 2
Reported injured: 62-144

Possible extra US drone strikes: 78-96

Total reported killed: 275-442
Civilians reported killed: 25-48
Children reported killed: 9-10
Reported injured: 76-98

All other US covert operations: 12-76

Total reported killed: 148-366
Civilians reported killed: 60-87
Children reported killed: 25
Reported injured: 22-111

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