Knowledge

Al-Majalah camp attack

Source đź“ť

154: 125: 161: 513:
released photos showing an American cluster bomb and a propulsion unit from a Tomahawk cruise missile. A subsequent inquiry by the Yemeni parliament found that 14 Al Qaeda fighters had been killed, along with 41 civilians, including 23 children.
343: 521:, an al-Qaeda leader who is suspected of, or has taken credit for, several attacks that killed many civilians and has threatened more attacks on the United States. Al-Raymi was believed to be behind the 204: 336: 656: 866: 876: 421: 406: 329: 197: 826: 779: 841: 881: 861: 754: 190: 694: 502: 451: 846: 501:
The al-Majalah camp attack took place on December 17, 2009, when the United States launched cruise missiles at the site. Initially, both the
794: 308: 509:
denied U.S. involvement in the strikes, despite accusations from Amnesty International. Several months after the attack in Al Majalah,
592: 490: 96: 241: 821: 401: 129: 153: 540: 522: 416: 396: 742: 61: 871: 831: 372: 886: 391: 353: 281: 214: 25: 856: 461: 411: 431: 851: 836: 441: 482: 721: 386: 367: 612: 276: 221: 446: 675: 634: 561: 436: 291: 510: 271: 246: 456: 699: 266: 256: 802: 564:, a prominent Yemeni journalist who was jailed after reporting on US involvement in the attack. 588: 525:, which killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis. However, al-Raymi survived the attack. 506: 303: 286: 50: 377: 544: 518: 486: 251: 236: 46: 815: 297: 261: 124: 182: 780:"Images of missile and cluster munitions point to US role in fatal attack in Yemen" 582: 548: 535: 485:
from a ship off the Yemeni coast on a Bedouin camp in the southern village of
321: 76: 63: 35: 657:"Yemen drones strikes cause civilians to 'fear the US as much as al-Qaeda'" 676:"Yemeni air attacks on al-Qaida fighters risk mobilising hostile tribes" 481:
occurred on December 17, 2009 when the United States military launched
224: 54: 584:
Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield Enhanced Edition for Nook
493:
fighters and 41 civilians, including 14 women and 23 children.
325: 186: 722:"Obama Ordered U.S. Military Strike on Yemen Terrorists" 795:"Despite U.S. Aid, Yemen Faces Growing al-Qaeda Threat" 674:
Hugh MacLeod and Nasser Arrabyee (January 3, 2010).
143: 135: 118: 103: 92: 41: 31: 18: 755:"US cluster bombs 'killed 35 women and children'" 695:"Yemen asserts 34 rebels killed in raid on Qaeda" 139:55 (including 14 women and 21 children) killed 337: 198: 8: 606: 604: 539:, a 2013 American documentary directed by 344: 330: 322: 205: 191: 183: 15: 867:Naval battles involving the United States 793:Hauslohner, Abigail (December 22, 2009). 635:"US: Reassess Targeted Killings in Yemen" 877:Massacres committed by the United States 573: 637:. Human Rights Watch. 21 October 2013 7: 827:Naval bombing operations and battles 517:A primary target in the attacks was 842:Military operations involving Yemen 724:. Abcnews.go.com. December 18, 2009 611:Filkins, Dexter (6 February 2013). 587:. PublicAffairs. pp. 303–312. 173:Location of al-Majalah within Yemen 160: 14: 862:21st-century mass murder in Yemen 693:Raghavan, Sudarsan (2009-12-18). 613:"What We Don't Know About Drones" 491:Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula 753:Spencer, Richard (7 June 2010). 159: 152: 130:Joint Special Operations Command 123: 309:Yemeni civil war (2014–present) 581:Scahill, Jeremy (2013-06-04). 523:2007 Marib suicide car bombing 1: 882:United States–Yemen relations 489:in Yemen, killing 14 alleged 847:December 2009 events in Asia 282:Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen 242:Yemeni–Adenese clan violence 26:al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen 663:. London. October 22, 2013. 903: 107:17 December 2009 363: 232: 147: 23: 483:Tomahawk cruise missiles 477:also referred to as the 407:2008 U.S. embassy attack 368:1992 Aden hotel bombings 822:Attacks in Asia in 2009 442:Blow to the Head (2010) 392:Duba and Ma'rib attacks 277:Yemeni civil war (1994) 562:Abdulelah Haider Shaye 475:al-Majalah camp attack 292:South Yemen insurgency 19:Al-Majalah camp attack 805:on December 24, 2009. 511:Amnesty International 272:South Yemen civil war 247:North Yemen civil war 872:Cluster bomb attacks 832:2009 crimes in Yemen 457:2013 Sanaa shootings 887:Explosions in Yemen 700:The Washington Post 661:The Daily Telegraph 479:al-Majalah massacre 354:al-Qaeda insurgency 267:Second Yemenite War 73: /  857:Massacres in Yemen 703:. The Boston Globe 507:Yemeni governments 452:2012 Sanaa bombing 417:Bin Salman bombing 257:First Yemenite War 216:Internal conflicts 852:Massacres in 2009 837:Abyan Governorate 543:, and written by 470: 469: 462:2013 Sanaa attack 437:1st Lawdar (2009) 427:Al-Majalah (2009) 422:US Embassy attack 402:Wadi Dawan ambush 319: 318: 304:Yemeni revolution 287:Houthi insurgency 181: 180: 77:13.972°N 46.462°E 51:Abyan Governorate 894: 807: 806: 801:. Archived from 790: 784: 783: 776: 770: 769: 767: 765: 750: 744: 740: 734: 733: 731: 729: 718: 712: 711: 709: 708: 690: 684: 683: 671: 665: 664: 653: 647: 646: 644: 642: 631: 625: 624: 622: 620: 615:. The New Yorker 608: 599: 598: 578: 358: 346: 339: 332: 323: 227: 217: 207: 200: 193: 184: 163: 162: 156: 128: 127: 119:Executed by 114: 112: 88: 87: 85: 84: 83: 78: 74: 71: 70: 69: 66: 16: 902: 901: 897: 896: 895: 893: 892: 891: 812: 811: 810: 792: 791: 787: 778: 777: 773: 763: 761: 752: 751: 747: 741: 737: 727: 725: 720: 719: 715: 706: 704: 692: 691: 687: 673: 672: 668: 655: 654: 650: 640: 638: 633: 632: 628: 618: 616: 610: 609: 602: 595: 580: 579: 575: 571: 558: 531: 499: 471: 466: 359: 355: 352: 350: 320: 315: 228: 219: 215: 213: 211: 177: 176: 175: 174: 171: 170: 169: 168: 164: 122: 110: 108: 81: 79: 75: 72: 67: 64: 62: 60: 59: 58: 57: 12: 11: 5: 900: 898: 890: 889: 884: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 814: 813: 809: 808: 785: 771: 745: 735: 713: 685: 666: 648: 626: 600: 593: 572: 570: 567: 566: 565: 557: 554: 553: 552: 545:Jeremy Scahill 541:Richard Rowley 530: 527: 519:Qasim al-Raymi 498: 495: 468: 467: 465: 464: 459: 454: 449: 444: 439: 434: 429: 424: 419: 414: 412:Shibam bombing 409: 404: 399: 397:Ma'rib bombing 394: 389: 384: 375: 370: 364: 361: 360: 351: 349: 348: 341: 334: 326: 317: 316: 314: 313: 312: 311: 306: 294: 289: 284: 279: 274: 269: 264: 259: 254: 252:Aden Emergency 249: 244: 239: 237:Al-Waziri coup 233: 230: 229: 212: 210: 209: 202: 195: 187: 179: 178: 172: 166: 165: 158: 157: 151: 150: 149: 148: 145: 144: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 120: 116: 115: 105: 101: 100: 94: 90: 89: 82:13.972; 46.462 45: 43: 39: 38: 33: 29: 28: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 899: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 819: 817: 804: 800: 796: 789: 786: 781: 775: 772: 760: 759:The Telegraph 756: 749: 746: 743: 739: 736: 723: 717: 714: 702: 701: 696: 689: 686: 681: 677: 670: 667: 662: 658: 652: 649: 636: 630: 627: 614: 607: 605: 601: 596: 594:9781568584843 590: 586: 585: 577: 574: 568: 563: 560: 559: 555: 550: 546: 542: 538: 537: 533: 532: 528: 526: 524: 520: 515: 512: 508: 504: 496: 494: 492: 488: 484: 480: 476: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 432:Shabwa (2009) 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 387:Prison escape 385: 383: 381: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 365: 362: 357: 347: 342: 340: 335: 333: 328: 327: 324: 310: 307: 305: 302: 301: 300: 299: 298:Yemeni crisis 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 273: 270: 268: 265: 263: 262:NDF Rebellion 260: 258: 255: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 238: 235: 234: 231: 226: 223: 218: 208: 203: 201: 196: 194: 189: 188: 185: 155: 146: 142: 138: 134: 131: 126: 121: 117: 106: 102: 98: 95: 91: 86: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 37: 34: 30: 27: 22: 17: 803:the original 798: 788: 774: 762:. Retrieved 758: 748: 738: 726:. Retrieved 716: 705:. Retrieved 698: 688: 680:The Guardian 679: 669: 660: 651: 639:. Retrieved 629: 617:. Retrieved 583: 576: 534: 516: 500: 478: 474: 472: 426: 379: 296: 99:(U.S. claim) 24:Part of the 764:5 September 641:5 September 619:5 September 549:David Riker 487:Al-MaĘ˝jalah 80: / 47:Al-MaĘ˝jalah 816:Categories 707:2010-01-27 569:References 536:Dirty Wars 497:The attack 167:al-Majalah 136:Casualties 111:2009-12-17 68:46°27′43″E 65:13°58′19″N 682:. London. 373:Al-Wade'a 36:Airstrike 728:April 4, 556:See also 529:In media 356:in Yemen 42:Location 382:bombing 109: ( 591:  222:modern 93:Target 225:Yemen 55:Yemen 799:Time 766:2015 730:2010 643:2015 621:2015 589:ISBN 547:and 505:and 503:U.S. 473:The 447:Huta 380:Cole 378:USS 104:Date 97:AQAP 32:Type 220:in 818:: 797:. 757:. 697:. 678:. 659:. 603:^ 53:, 49:, 782:. 768:. 732:. 710:. 645:. 623:. 597:. 551:. 345:e 338:t 331:v 206:e 199:t 192:v 113:)

Index

al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Airstrike
Al-Maʽjalah
Abyan Governorate
Yemen
13°58′19″N 46°27′43″E / 13.972°N 46.462°E / 13.972; 46.462
AQAP
United States
Joint Special Operations Command
al-Majalah is located in Yemen
v
t
e
Internal conflicts
modern
Yemen
Al-Waziri coup
Yemeni–Adenese clan violence
North Yemen civil war
Aden Emergency
First Yemenite War
NDF Rebellion
Second Yemenite War
South Yemen civil war
Yemeni civil war (1994)
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Houthi insurgency
South Yemen insurgency
Yemeni crisis
Yemeni revolution

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑