December 24, 2009

Sources: 

Reuters: http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/12/24/idINIndia-44972820091224?sp=true
NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/world/middleeast/25yemen.html
Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/24/yemen-strike-al-qaida
ABC: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/abcs-pierre-thomas-reports-latest-raid-yemen-ki...
Wikileaks: http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=10SANAA4&q=petraeus%20saleh

Target: 
Senior Militant Gathering
Drone/Airstrike: 
Air Strike
Total Killed (low): 
30
Total Killed (high): 
30
Militants Killed (low): 
30
Militants Killed (high): 
30
Leaders Killed: 
Unknown
Location: Village: 
Unknown
Location: Province: 
Shabwah

The Yemeni Embassy in Washington D.C. released a statement on December 24, 2009 saying, " "Today, Yemeni fighter jets launched an aerial assault at 4:30 a.m., on a remote location in the province of Shabwa." Other reports indicated that the strike was actually carried out by a U.S. cruise missile. The United States said it only provided intelligence, while Yemen denied involvement altogether. A diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks appears to indicate that it was indeed a U.S. strike, but it remains unclear what form the attack took.

Drone Map Point Size: 
15