Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation
Navy SEAL Raid in Ma'rib, Yemen: Villagers Say Five Civilians Killed, Including a 15-Year-Old Shot While Fleeing (May 2017)
Four months after the deadly Yakla raid, US special forces raided another Yemeni village. The Pentagon reported seven al-Qaeda fighters killed and no civilian casualties; villagers said five civilians were killed, including a teenager shot while running away and an elderly man who mistook the soldiers for visitors.