Abdulrahman al-Awlaki
| Abdulrahman al-Awlaki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Abdulrahman Anwar al-Aulaqi August 26, 1995 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2011 (aged 16) Yemen |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Being killed in a drone strike |
Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki (born al-Aulaqi; August 26, 1995 – October 14, 2011) was a Yemeni-American 16-year-old who was killed while eating dinner at an outdoor restaurant by a drone airstrike ordered by Barack Obama in Yemen on October 14, 2011. Abdulrahman Al-Awlaki's father, Anwar al-Awlaki, was alleged to be an operational leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Anwar was killed by a CIA drone airstrike also ordered by Barack Obama two weeks prior to the death of his son. On January 29, 2017, Anwar al-Awlaki's 8-year-old daughter, Nawar al-Awlaki, the half sister of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki was killed in a commando attack ordered by President Donald Trump.
Human rights groups have raised questions as to why al-Awlaki was killed by the U.S. in a country with which the United States was not at war. Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, stated "If the government is going to be firing Predator missiles at American citizens, surely the American public has a right to know who’s being targeted, and why."
Two U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity stated that the target of the October 14, 2011 airstrike was Ibrahim al-Banna, an Egyptian believed to be a senior operative in Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Another U.S. administration official speaking on condition of anonymity described Abdulrahman al-Awlaki as a bystander who was "in the wrong place at the wrong time," stating that "the U.S. government did not know that Mr. Awlaki’s son was there" before the airstrike was ordered. Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs commented on the airstrike: "Maybe he (Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki) should've had a more responsible father."
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