Drone strikes in Yemen | |||||||
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Part of the War on Terror and the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) | |||||||
MQ-1 Predator commonly used in drone strikes in Yemen | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Saudi-led coalition: Logistical Support: In support of: United States-led coalition: |
Supported by:
Alleged Support: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from 2014)[17]
Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council Supported by:Iran[19][20] Syria[21] North Korea[22] Qatar[23] Russia[24] Hezbollah[25] Cuba Eritrea Oman Libya (until 2011) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Nasir al-Wuhayshi † Qasim al-Raymi † Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari † Said Ali al-Shihri † Khalid Batarfi Ibrahim al-Asiri † Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi † Anwar al-Awlaki † Othman al-Ghamdi † Ibrahim al-Rubaysh † Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari † Ibrahim al-Qosi (POW) Abdul-Malik al-Houthi | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed 3 wounded 1 V-22 Osprey crashed 1 MQ-9 Reaper shot down | 1,367–1,758 total killed, 1,251–1,609 militants killed (New America)[31] or 846–1,159 militants killed (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)[32] | ||||||
116–149 civilians killed (New America)[31] or 174–225 civilians killed (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)[32] |
United States drone strikes in Yemen started after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, when the US military attacked the Islamist militant presence in Yemen, in particular Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula using drone warfare.[33]
With the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, the Saudi led coalition also attacked Houthi rebels using drone warfare.[34] The Houthi military have as well used drone warfare to attack the Saudi led coalition and pro Yemen government troops.[35][36]
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North Korea's military support for Houthi rebels in Yemen is the latest manifestation of its support for anti-American forces.
Moscow is now supporting the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels who are fighting forces loyal to the U.S.-supported exiled president.
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