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Drones kill five al-Qaida suspects in southern Yemen

By REUTERS

NOVEMBER 8, 2013 23:41

SANAA - Five suspected al-Qaida fighters have been killed by two drone strikes in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, the country's interior ministry said on Friday.

A ministry statement said the militants were killed on Thursday but did not say whether the drones were launched by Yemen or the United States.

However, local officials in Abyan, which was a stronghold for Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and other militant groups during an uprising that ousted veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh last year, told Reuters the drones were American.

AQAP is regarded by the United States as one of the most active wings of the militant network, posing a serious threat to Western interests including oil tanker traffic in the Gulf.

Last year, the Yemeni army, with US backing, drove al-Qaida militants and their allies from some of their southern strongholds. But the jihadists have since regrouped and mounted attacks on government officials and installations.

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