On this day in 2011, an Obama-ordered drone strike killed 16 year-old Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, an American citizen, his teenage cousin, & 5 other civilians as they were eating at an outdoor cafe in Southern Yemen. 
Abdulrahman’s grandfather described him as “a typical teenager — he watched 'The Simpsons,' listened to Snoop Dogg, read 'Harry Potter' and had a Facebook page with many friends. He had a mop of curly hair, glasses like me and a wide, goofy smile.”
His grandfather described visiting the site of the drone strike, "Local residents told me his body was blown to pieces. They showed me the grave where they buried his remains. I stood over it asking why my grandchild was dead.”
Here's a video of Abdulrahman’s grandfather discussing his grandson's life, his murder by US drone, and the lack of justice.
The US government has offered no explanation for why it targeted a Abdulrahman, an American child, in a drone assassination, and lawsuits brought by his grandfather, like other lawsuits over drone deaths, have been dismissed by the U.S. courts.
In January 2017, Trump approved a SEAL team raid in Yemen, which killed Abdulrahman’s American citizen sister Nawar, who was 8 years-old at the time.
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Under Trump, the “Kill List” continues. US courts just recently ruled that U.S. citizens cannot sue the government to obtain information about whether or not they are placed on the “Kill List”.
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