"February 2014"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Letta Tayler, senior terrorism and counterterrorism researcher for Human Rights Watch"--Page 28. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Map -- Summary -- Recommendations -- To the governments of the United States and Yemen -- To the US government --Methodology -- I. US targeted killings in Yemen -- II. The attack. The dead and wounded -- III. The alleged target. US : all killed were militants ; Varying Yemeni accounts ; Relatives demand redress -- IV. International law and US policy. Laws of war ; International human rights law ; Obama policy on targeted killings ; Obligation to investigate, provide redress -- Acknowledgments.
Summary:
"This 28-page report calls on the US government to investigate the strike, publish its findings, and act in the event of wrongdoing. The December 12 attack killed 12 men and wounded at least 15 other people, including the bride. US and Yemeni officials said the dead were members of the armed group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), but witnesses and relatives told Human Rights Watch the casualties were civilians. Obama said in a major address in May that US policy requires 'near-certainty' that no civilians will be harmed in targeted attacks"--Publisher's website.
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