Awlakija, koji je navodno lider el-Kaide na Arabijskom poluostrvu (AQAP), tražili su i SAD i Jemen zbog njegove, kako se sumnja, uloge u terorističkim napadima -- uključujući i pokušaj bombaškog napada na američku letjelicu u Detroitu za Božić 2009. godine i ubistvo 13 lica u Fort Hoodu u Teksasu mjesec dana prije toga.
Awlaki, who is reportedly a leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was wanted by both the US and Yemen for his suspected role in terrorist attacks -- including the Christmas Day 2009 attempted bombing of a US aircraft in Detroit and the killing of 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas, a month earlier.