U.S. Raids Kills 11 Qaida Militants in Yemen
A U.S. drone killed five suspected members of al-Qaida in two rocket attacks on vehicles transporting the jihadists near Marib in eastern Yemen, a tribal chief said.
"A drone fired two rockets at two vehicles, killing five al-Qaida members," near the village of al-Hosoon, outside the city of Marib, 170 kilometers east of the capital Sanaa, he said.
Other witnesses confirmed the attack.
The attack was reported shortly after another raid further to the east, near Shabwa, took out six suspected members of al-Qaida, according to a local official, as U.S. drone raids intensified and the Yemeni army moved to reclaim areas controlled by the militants.
On Sunday, an air raid in eastern Yemen killed jihadist network leader Fahd al-Quso, who was wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.
Source: Agence France Presse
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