Sources: Drone kills three al-Qaida suspects in Yemen
By REUTERS
SANAA - At least three suspected al-Qaida militants including a local commander were killed on Thursday in Yemen by a strike from an unmanned aircraft, residents and a local official said.The attack in Redaa, in the southern al-Bayda province was the fifth by a pilotless plane in the space of 10 days in the impoverished country, where the United States has stepped up drone strikes against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).The strikes have all been in the south, where the group 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. He said the car in which the three militants were killed on Thursday was completely destroyed and their bodies were unrecognizable.A local official said the commander's name was Muqbel al-Zubah.
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