Yemeni officials dubbed the slain "Al-Qaeda suspects," and in some accounts "gunmen," though they conceded that they have no idea who the four victims of the attack actually are since the bodies were burned beyond recognition in the strike, Antiwar.com reported Monday.

That is nothing new, as the overwhelming majority of US drone strikes kill so-called "signature" targets, people even the attackers don’t know but who simply look like they might be up to something.

Of thousands of victims of US drone strikes across the world, only a few dozen have ever been named officially, with the rest forever labeled "suspects".