Killing of Nawar al-Awlaki

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]

Nawar al-Awlaki
Born
Nawar al-Awlaki

2008/2009
United States
DiedJanuary 29, 2017(2017-01-29) (aged 8)
Sana'a, Yemen
Cause of deathHomicide (gunshot wound to the neck)
Other namesNora
Known forBeing killed in a United States military raid ordered by the Trump administration
Parent
RelativesNasser al-Awlaki (grandfather)
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki (half-brother)

Conducted in southern Yemen, the raid was an attack on a branch of the terrorist group Al-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 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 2011 U.S. drone strike.[13][14][15][16]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Myre, Greg. "Trump Aims For Big Splash In Taking On Terror Fight", NPR, January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. "1 US service member killed, 3 wounded in Yemen raid" Archived February 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, WPVI-TV, 6 ABC Action News, Philadelphia, PA. January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  5. "SEAL, American Girl Die in First Trump-Era U.S. Military Raid". NBC News. January 30, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. "Eight-year-old American girl 'killed in Yemen". The Guardian. February 1, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  7. "Obama Killed a 16-Year-Old American in Yemen. Trump Just Killed His 8-Year-Old Sister". The Intercept. January 30, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  8. Ghobari, Mohammed; Stewart, Phil (January 29, 2017). "Commando dies in U.S. raid in Yemen, first military op OK'd by Trump". Reuters. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  9. Wilkins, Brett (January 31, 2017). "Nawar al-Awlaki, 8-yr-old killed in U.S. Yemen raid, was American". DigitalJournal.
  10. Mazzetti, Mark; Schmitt, Eric; Worth, Robert F. (September 30, 2011). "Two-Year Manhunt Led to Killing of Awlaki in Yemen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  11. Raghavan, Sudarsan (September 30, 2011). "Awlaqi hit misses al-Qaeda bombmaker, Yemen says". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  12. Friedersdorf, Conor (October 24, 2012). "How Team Obama Justifies the Killing of a 16-Year-Old American". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  13. CODEPINK Repeatedly Disrupts Brennan Hearing Calling Out Names Of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes 10:38 minutes in
  14. Johnson, Carrie (July 19, 2012). "Families Sue Over U.S. Deaths In Yemen Drone Strikes". NPR. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  15. "American drone deaths highlight controversy". NBC News. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  16. Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta
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