Drone Strike Kills Qaida Suspect in Yemen

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A presumed U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen killed an al-Qaida suspect and wounded two more on Tuesday, a security official said.

The strike hit a vehicle carrying the three jihadists in the eastern suburbs of Ataq, the capital of Shabwa province, the source said.

The United States has carried out numerous drone strikes against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in Yemen.

American officials said this month that the U.S. military had killed three AQAP fighters in a strike, also in Shabwa.

On Wednesday, drone strikes killed seven al-Qaida suspects in south and east Yemen.

AQAP and the Islamic State group have exploited a power vacuum created by the conflict between the government and Iran-backed rebels to expand their presence in the Arabian Peninsula country.

The U.S. has vowed to continue its campaign against AQAP, which it considers to be the al-Qaida network's deadliest franchise.

A Saudi-led Arab military coalition that backs the Yemeni government has also turned its sights on AQAP, targeting it with air strikes.

The coalition is supporting pro-government forces which launched an offensive this year to retake several towns from AQAP.

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