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ID

OSMP1562

Date

15 September 2015

Source

Reported Location

Year

Munition Category

Functional use

Tentative Model

Research Organisation

Base Colour

Marking Colour

Marking Script

Condition

Guidance

Domain

Fins Characteristic

Weight Class

Analyst Note

This image shows a remnant of the control fin of a GBU-24 (as seen partially marked), the designation for the combination of a Paveway III guidance kit paired with a 2,000-pound-class air-delivered bomb. This remnant is not enough to determine which model of bomb the kit was originally paired with. (ARES)

External Research

Mwatana for Human Rights

"On the night of Tuesday, September 15, 2015, Saudi/UAE-led Coalition jets struck Hani Yahya’s home in the capital city of Sana’a using what appears to be a US-made GBU-24 laser-guided bomb. The bomb exploded in Hani’s garden, just a few meters away from his house, injuring his sister Arwa and brother Mohammed. Hani later reported, 'The damage to our house and our neighbors’ houses was immense. We are still displaced until today because we are cleaning and repairing the damage and trying to replace all the things destroyed in the house.'"

Read More on www.mwatana.org

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