Yemen 's parliament Sunday called for an end to drone strikes on its territory after a U.S. missile attack mistakenly struck a wedding convoy , killing more than a dozen people . The nearly unanimous but non-binding vote was `` a strong warning '' to both the United States and the government of Yemeni President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi , a Yemeni government official told CNN . `` The Yemeni public is angered by the drone strikes , '' said the official , who spoke on condition of anonymity because he 's not authorized to talk to reporters . `` The people 's representatives reflected on the tone of the streets . '' That anger was further stoked last week after what Yemeni security officials said was a U.S. attack in southwestern Yemen last week . Intelligence reports had identified the targeted convoy as carrying al Qaeda militants , but the passengers were actually members of a wedding party , the officials said . The officials said that 14 people were killed and 22 others wounded , nine critically . U.S. officials declined to comment on the report . The attacks are part of a joint U.S.-Yemeni campaign against al Qaeda , and Yemen 's government is unlikely to approve any measure that would limit the use of unmanned aircraft , the government official said . `` Yemen 's air force and troops ca n't carry out missions in remote areas . Drones have had success in targeting small number of militants , '' the official said . The highest-profile target of that campaign was Anwar al-Awlaki , the American-born Muslim scholar and cleric who acted as a spokesman for the Yemeni-based branch of al Qaeda . Al-Awlaki was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 . But the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch reported in October that at least 57 civilians had also been killed by missiles fired from the unmanned aircraft . And some Yemeni security experts argue that drone strikes have aided al Qaeda by turning peaceful tribal communities into vengeful killers . Drones also have been used extensively against al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Pakistan . Lawmakers there have objected strenuously to the attacks , but former President Pervez Musharraf acknowledged in April that his government secretly signed off on some strikes inside his country .
Yemeni lawmakers call for an end to drone attacks after an attack on a wedding party . The vote was ` ` a strong blow '' to Yemen 's government and the United States , he says . But Yemen 's government is unlikely to impose any ban on the attacks .