Sources:
Associated Press: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/28/us-drone-strike-yemen-al-qaida
AFP: http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/28/217054.html
AP: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2012/05/28/yemen_ar...
Al Arabiya: http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/28/217054.html
Target:
Unknown
Drone/Airstrike:
Drone Strike
Total Killed (low):
5
Total Killed (high):
5
Militants Killed (low):
5
Militants Killed (high):
5
Leaders Killed:
Qaid al-Dahab
Location: Village:
Rada'a
Location: Province:
Al Bayda
A U.S. drone strike targeted a convoy of vehicles, one of which was carrying local al-Qaeda leader Qaid al-Dahab. But a tribal source told the AFP that al-Dahab, whose sister is the widow of Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, survived the attack.
Drone Map Point Size:
3