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Map of Strikes Summary Key Recommendations Methodology I. Background 1. Yemen and Al-Qaeda 2. Targeted k**ings and US Counterterrorism Activities in Yemen II. Case Studies 1. Wessab: Strike on Alleged Local AQAP Leader 2. Al-Masnaah: Attack on Low-Level Militants 3. Beit al-Ahmar: Strike on Local Leader, Child Detained 4. Sarar: Attack k**s 12 Civilians 5. Khashamir: k**ing of Anti-AQAP Cleric 6. Al-Majalah: Cluster Munitions k** 14 Al-Qaeda Suspects, 41 Civilians III. International Studies 1. General Legal Considerations 2. Legal Framework for the US in Yemen 3. Laws of War 4. International Human Rights Law 5. Failure to Investigate and Provide Redress 6. Obama's May 2013 Policy Guidelines 7. Armed Conflict Over with Al-Qaeda? IV. Recommendations 1. To the Government of the United States 2. To the Government of Yemen 3. To the Friends of Yemen 4. To United Nations Bodies and Mechanisms including the General Assembly, Human Rights Council, and Special Rapporteurs on Extra-Judicial Executions and Countering Terrorism Acknowledgements