in International Relations from The New School for Public Engagement. The attack killed 12 civilians, including three children and one pregnant woman. army launched precision-guided munitions at a stationary bus. An aircraft allegedly under the control of the U.S. The Defense Department’s independent inspector general began an inquiry, but the report containing. This video playlist includes footage of the destruction caused by another drone strike in the vicinity of Rad’a in Yemen on September 2, 2012. United States-led coalition forces bulldozed the blast site. However, many citizen journalists have documented their aftermath. Other Videosīecause most drone attacks take place without warning and in rural areas, the attacks are rarely caught on camera. The UN, along with Human Rights Watch and many other local and international human rights monitors have called on the U.S. government “unofficially” told media that the only people killed were militants, and that the attack targeted an Al-Qaeda member who was wounded. According to a Human Rights Watch report that documented the December 12 th attack, the U.S. must have “near-certainty” that no civilians will be harmed. He stated that before any drone attack, the U.S.
In May of 2013, President Obama outlined a stricter policy on drone killings, which ostensibly target terrorist suspects. After the incident of 9/11, the use of combat drones in armed conflicts among states, non-state actors, disruptive groups and organisations has increased and. Four of the six reported attacks were allegedly carried out by the United States, and two by the U.S. According to a recent UN report, five additional drone attacks in Yemen since July 2011 have killed over 50 civilians. military argues that unmanned aircraft can target individual terrorist suspects, its drone campaign in rural Yemen has resulted in numerous civilian casualties. Other clips show the outrage of local communities, who say they live in terror, and have been offered no explanation about the attacks that have killed their friends and relatives. In this video, which the the Human Rights Channel featured last week, a member of the wedding party (speaking at 1:23) points out the remnants of the bride’s wedding carriage. Military drone, left at least 12 men dead and wounded at least 15 others, including the bride who was hit with shrapnel under her eye.ĭays later, representatives from the Alkarama Foundation-a Geneva-based human rights organization, traveled to the scene of the attack, where the shelled vehicles remained on the dusty mountain road. According to Human Rights Watch, the missiles, launched by a U.S. Four Hellfire missiles hit the fourth vehicle in the procession and sent shrapnel into nearby cars. During the journey, the convoy stopped to wait for a car with a flat tire, when loud noises approached. After a feast, the party of about 50 travelers began the 35-kilometer drive to the groom’s village. On Decemin the Aqabat Za’j district of Yemen, a bride and groom celebrated their nuptials at the home of the bride’s parents.
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