Friday, July 15, 2011

More U.S. Drone Strikes In Yemen

US Airstrike Kills 6 al Qaeda Fighters In Yemen: Report -- Long War Journal

US aircraft targeted a police station in southern Yemen that had been recently taken over by fighters from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, according to reports from the region.

Six "Islamic militants" were killed in a nighttime airstrike on a police station in the town of Mudiya in Abyan province, a stronghold of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a Yemeni official told The Associated Press. Yemeni officials said US aircraft carried out the strike and that the Yemeni Air Force does not have the ability to conduct strikes at night.

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More News On Today`s Drone Strike In Yemen

Air strikes on militants in south Yemen kill seven -- Reuters
US airstrike kills 6 Islamic militants in Yemen -- AP
American Strike in Yemen Said to Kill 6 Militants -- New York Times/AP
'Qaeda' men killed in Yemen: security official -- AFP
S. Yemen Airstrikes Target Militants -- Voice of America

Update: Yemen: '50 Al-Qaeda militants' killed in airstrike -- ADNKronos

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