Killing of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki
Abdulrahman Anwar al-Awlaki (also spelled al-Aulaqi, Arabic: عبدالرحمن العولقي; August 26, 1995 – October 14, 2011) was a 16-year-old United States citizen who was killed by a drone strike on October 14, 2011, under a policy approved by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki | |
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| Born | Abdulrahman Anwar al-Aulaqi August 26, 1995 Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Died | October 14, 2011 (aged 16) Yemen |
| Cause of death | Drone strike |
| Known for | Being killed by a United States drone strike ordered by the Obama administration |
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| Relatives | Nasser al-Awlaki (grandfather) Nawar al-Awlaki (half-sister) |
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 strike ordered by Obama two weeks prior to the killing of his son.
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