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Drone Strikes in Yemen

Archive Statistics

336
Minimum Confirmed Strikes
1,020-1,389
Total Killed
174-225
Civilians Killed
44-50
Children Killed

The figures above are totals of US actions and resulting deaths recorded by the Bureau between January 2004 and February 2020. The work of recording strikes has been passed to Airwars.

Latest Update

The Bureau stopped recording strikes in February 2020. This work has been passed to Airwars.

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