An 8-year-old American girl was reportedly killed in Donald Trump’s first approved clandestine operation against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, according to NBC News.
Nawar al-Awlaki, sometimes called Nora, the daughter of an American-born Al-Qaeda leader assassinated by the United States several years ago, was slain in the U.S. operation that also killed a Navy Seal, the network reported.
Other news organizations had attributed claims of the girl’s death to her grandfather. NBC News reported that a “senior military official” the network did not name had confirmed the child’s death. The New York Times reported that U.S. officials denied there were civilian casualties but then said they were “assessing reports that women and children” had died.
Also killed in the raid targeting Al-Qaeda militants was American Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens. He was a member of the famed SEAL Team 6. Owens was the first U.S. combat death under President Trump.
Heavy asked the Department of Defense, “Is it true that another American citizen died in that incident also? Who? And what age? Is it true that an 8-year-old American citizen, Nawar al-Alwaki, was killed in the incident? Was she killed by the Americans, Al-Qaeda or in another manner? How did she die?”
Christopher Sherwood, a Department of Defense spokesman, responded, “We take all civilian casualty reports seriously. As is CENTCOM’s policy, they are looking into the civilian casualty claims and will make a determination on if there needs to be a full investigation.”
The child’s father, Anwar al-Awlaki, was born in New Mexico but became a high-profile leader of Al-Qaeda.
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