Nawar al-Awlaki
Nawar "Nora" al-Awlaki was an eight-year-old American of Yemeni descent who was killed on January 29, 2017 during the Raid on Yakla, a commando attack ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Conducted in southern Yemen, the raid was an attack on a branch of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda.
Nawar al-Awlaki's death gained national coverage and attention in both mainstream and online media sources. Nawar's grandfather, Nasser al-Awlaki said of her killing, “She was hit with a bullet in her neck and suffered for two hours. Why kill children? This is the new U.S. administration - it’s very sad, a big crime.” Nawar died with her mother and uncle by her side. Her alleged last words were, "Don't cry, mama. I'm fine."
Her father, Anwar al-Awlaki, was alleged to be an operational leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a CIA drone strike on September 30, 2011. Two weeks after Anwar's death, Nawar's half-brother, Abdulrahman, was killed in a 2011 U.S. drone strike.
