'Senior al-Qaeda figure' killed in Yemen
Source: Al Jazeera
Three al-Qaeda fighters, including "a senior figure", have been killed in south-central Yemen following a strike from an unmanned aircraft, security forces have told Al Jazeera.
Moqbel Ebad Al Zawbah and his two companions were killed on Thursday while in a car in the province of Al Bayda, the sources said.
The Reuters news agency said the attack in Redaa was the fifth by a pilotless plane in the space of 10 days in the impoverished country, where the US has stepped up drone strikes against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
AQAP exploited anti-government protests in 2011 to seize territory before being driven out by a military offensive last June.
"We have noticed a drone flying over for the past few days," a resident told Reuters.
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samsingh
(17,599 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)The number two guy is not a safe job.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)That's what "senior" means when we're talking about drone strikes in Yemen, isn't it? Postpubescent?
go west young man
(4,856 posts)I'm sure I've read this headline 50 times. You'd think the MIC would realize that no body gives a toss at this point.