Killing of Nawar al-Awlaki explained
Nawar "Nora" al-Awlaki (Arabic: نوار العولقي; 2008/2009 – January 29, 2017) was an eight-year-old American citizen who was killed on January 29, 2017, during the Raid on Yakla, a commando attack ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Conducted in southern Yemen, the raid was an attempted attack on a branch of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda.
Nawar al-Awlaki's death gained national coverage and attention in both mainstream and online media sources.[5] [6] [7] Nawar's grandfather, Nasser al-Awlaki, said of her killing, "She was hit with a bullet in her neck and suffered for two hours. Why kill children? This is the new U.S. administration – it's very sad, a big crime."[8] Nawar died with her mother and uncle by her side. Her alleged last words were, "Don't cry, mama. I'm fine."[9]
Nawar was the third member of her immediate family killed during military orders issued with executive powers. Her father, Anwar al-Awlaki, was the first to be killed by the executive branch when on September 30, 2011, CIA orders calling for a precision drone strike targeting him[10] were given presidential approval by President Barack Obama.[11] Anwar al-Awlaki was alleged by the U.S. government to be a leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula that had gone "operational",[12] although the US government has refused to declassify much of the evidence that led them to this conclusion. Two weeks after the death of her father, Nawar's sixteen-year-old half-brother, Abdulrahman, was also killed in a U.S. drone strike.[13] [14] [15] [16]
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Notes and References
- Scahill, Jeremy, Pardiss Kebriaei, Baraa Shiban, and Amy Goodman. "Yemen: Jeremy Scahill & Advocates Question "Success" of Trump Raid That Killed 24 Civilians", Democracy Now!, February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- Ghobari, Mohammed and Phil Stewart. "Commando dies in U.S. raid in Yemen, first military op OK'd by Trump", Reuters, January 29, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- Myre, Greg. "Trump Aims For Big Splash In Taking On Terror Fight", NPR, January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- http://6abc.com/news/1-us-service-member-killed-3-wounded-in-yemen-raid/1726534/ "1 US service member killed, 3 wounded in Yemen raid"
- News: SEAL, American Girl Die in First Trump-Era U.S. Military Raid . July 13, 2019 . NBC News . January 30, 2017.
- News: Eight-year-old American girl 'killed in Yemen . July 13, 2019 . The Guardian . February 1, 2017.
- News: Obama Killed a 16-Year-Old American in Yemen. Trump Just Killed His 8-Year-Old Sister. . July 13, 2019 . The Intercept . January 30, 2017.
- News: Ghobari . Mohammed . Stewart . Phil . January 29, 2017 . Commando dies in U.S. raid in Yemen, first military op OK'd by Trump . . July 25, 2023.
- News: Nawar al-Awlaki, 8-yr-old killed in U.S. Yemen raid, was American. Wilkins. Brett. DigitalJournal. January 31, 2017.
- News: Mazzetti . Mark . Schmitt . Eric . Worth . Robert F. . September 30, 2011 . Two-Year Manhunt Led to Killing of Awlaki in Yemen . en-US . The New York Times . August 6, 2022 . 0362-4331.
- News: Awlaqi hit misses al-Qaeda bombmaker, Yemen says . Sudarsan . Raghavan . . September 30, 2011 . September 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110171734/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/anwar-al-aulaqi-us-born-cleric-linked-to-al-qaeda-killed-yemen-says/2011/09/30/gIQAsoWO9K_story.html . November 10, 2012 . live .
- Web site: Friedersdorf . Conor . October 24, 2012 . How Team Obama Justifies the Killing of a 16-Year-Old American . August 6, 2022 . The Atlantic . en.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1-ilByJROU CODEPINK Repeatedly Disrupts Brennan Hearing Calling Out Names Of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes
- News: Johnson. Carrie. Families Sue Over U.S. Deaths In Yemen Drone Strikes. February 27, 2017. NPR. July 19, 2012.
- News: American drone deaths highlight controversy. February 27, 2017. NBC News. February 5, 2013.
- http://ccrjustice.org/targetedkillings Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta
