Five Al-Qaeda suspects die in US drone strike in Yemen


FE Team | Published: March 23, 2018 14:59:45


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At least five al-Qaida suspects were killed in an overnight US drone strike on a house in Yemen's central province of Marib, a provincial security official said on Friday.

The drone strike hit the house in a farm in Wadi Abida valley, killing the suspected militants, the official said on condition of anonymity.

Much of Marib territory is under control of the Yemeni internationally-recognised government backed by the Saudi-led coalition forces, reports Xinhua.

This is the latest in a series of US drone strikes targeting al-Qaida suspects in Yemen since US President Donald Trump approved expanded military operations against the group.

On Tuesday, a US drone strike killed four members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch in the southwestern province of Hadramout, according to local security officials.

The Yemen-based al-Qaida network, mostly operating in eastern and southern provinces, has been responsible for many high-profile attacks against security forces in the country.

The Yemen-based al-Qaida, seen by the United States as the global terror network's most dangerous branch, has exploited years of deadly conflicts between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels to expand its presence.

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