¤MGN-AFRICA» pin:263789F4 » Three suspected militants killed in Yemen: Three suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in Maarib Province, east of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in what local officials sources said was a strike by a U.S. drone late on Thursday. They said that the suspects were hit as they were travelling in a car in the Wadi Obaida area, in the oil-producing Maarib Province. Several explosions were heard, witnesses said, after which they saw a car on fire with three burnt bodies inside it. The U.S. has stepped up drone strikes as part of a campaign against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded by Washington as the most active wing of the network. Yemen, AQAP’s main stronghold, is among a handful of countries where the U.S. acknowledges using drones, although it does not comment on the practice. Last month, 15 people were killed and five others injured when a drone struck a wedding party travelling in the central Yemeni province of al-Bayda. The intended target was a senior al Qaeda militant. Stabilising Yemen, which is also struggling with southern separatists and northern rebels, is an international priority amid fears of upheaval in a state that flanks top oil producer Saudi Arabia and major shipping lanes. » bit.ly/19qZv3w @OfficialMGN
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:10:20 +0000
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