Killing of Nawar al-Awlaki
Nawar al-Awlaki | |
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| Born | Nawar al-Awlaki 2008/2009 |
| Died | January 29, 2017(aged 8) |
| Cause of death | Homicide(gunshot woundto the neck) |
| Other names | Nora |
| Known for | Being killed in a United States military raid ordered by theTrump administration |
| Father | Anwar al-Awlaki |
| Relatives | Nasser al-Awlaki(grandfather) Abdulrahman al-Awlaki(half-brother) |
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 theRaid on Yakla,a commando attack ordered by U.S. PresidentDonald Trump.[1][2][3][4]
Conducted in southernYemen,the raid was an attempted attack on a branch of the terrorist groupAl-Qaeda.[2]
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 withexecutive 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 aprecision drone striketargeting him[10]were givenpresidential approvalby PresidentBarack Obama.[11]Anwar al-Awlaki was alleged by the U.S. government to be a leader ofal-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsulathat 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]
See also
[edit]- Killing of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki– Homicide of teenaged American citizen in 2011
- Raid on Yakla– 2017 US-led operation in Yemen against al-Qaeda
References
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- ^"Obama Killed a 16-Year-Old American in Yemen. Trump Just Killed His 8-Year-Old Sister".The Intercept. January 30, 2017.RetrievedJuly 13,2019.
- ^Ghobari, Mohammed; Stewart, Phil (January 29, 2017)."Commando dies in U.S. raid in Yemen, first military op OK'd by Trump".Reuters.RetrievedJuly 25,2023.
- ^Wilkins, Brett (January 31, 2017)."Nawar al-Awlaki, 8-yr-old killed in U.S. Yemen raid, was American".DigitalJournal.
- ^Mazzetti, Mark; Schmitt, Eric; Worth, Robert F. (September 30, 2011)."Two-Year Manhunt Led to Killing of Awlaki in Yemen".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedAugust 6,2022.
- ^Raghavan, Sudarsan (September 30, 2011)."Awlaqi hit misses al-Qaeda bombmaker, Yemen says".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on November 10, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 10,2012.
- ^Friedersdorf, Conor (October 24, 2012)."How Team Obama Justifies the Killing of a 16-Year-Old American".The Atlantic.RetrievedAugust 6,2022.
- ^CODEPINK Repeatedly Disrupts Brennan Hearing Calling Out Names Of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes10:38 minutes in
- ^Johnson, Carrie (July 19, 2012)."Families Sue Over U.S. Deaths In Yemen Drone Strikes".NPR.RetrievedFebruary 27,2017.
- ^"American drone deaths highlight controversy".NBC News.February 5, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 27,2017.
- ^Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta