Country: Yemen
Location: Al Ain village, Hadhramaut Province
Deaths: 6-15
Bureau Summary: Seven people including AQAP's second-in-command Said al Shehri (aka al Shihri) were reportedly killed in a strike on a car and house in Hadrhamout, eastern Yemen, according to US and Yemeni officials. The following month, a recording purporting to be al Shehri emerged, in which he claimed the false rumours of his death were 'to cover up the killing of innocent Muslim civilians'. (Read more)