US strike in Yemen kills five Qaeda members
The suspected AQAP members' names were not released
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WASHINGTON:
Five Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) members were killed in a US air strike in Yemen last week, officials said Wednesday.
Fierce fighting rages in Yemen despite ceasefire
The October 21 strike occurred in a remote area of Marib Governorate in war-torn Yemen, the US military's Central Command said in a statement.
AQAP "remains a significant threat to the region and to the United States," CENTCOM spokesman Army Major Josh Jacques said.
Their "presence has a destabilizing effect on Yemen, and we are working to deny them a haven from which to plan future attacks."
The suspected AQAP members' names were not released.
UAE military vessel damaged in ‘incident’ off coast of Yemen
AQAP and the Islamic State group have exploited a power vacuum created by a conflict between the government and Shia Huthi rebels to expand their presence in Yemen, especially in the south and southeast.
US operations against AQAP in Yemen are separate from a Saudi-led coalition campaign against the Huthis.
Five Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) members were killed in a US air strike in Yemen last week, officials said Wednesday.
Fierce fighting rages in Yemen despite ceasefire
The October 21 strike occurred in a remote area of Marib Governorate in war-torn Yemen, the US military's Central Command said in a statement.
AQAP "remains a significant threat to the region and to the United States," CENTCOM spokesman Army Major Josh Jacques said.
Their "presence has a destabilizing effect on Yemen, and we are working to deny them a haven from which to plan future attacks."
The suspected AQAP members' names were not released.
UAE military vessel damaged in ‘incident’ off coast of Yemen
AQAP and the Islamic State group have exploited a power vacuum created by a conflict between the government and Shia Huthi rebels to expand their presence in Yemen, especially in the south and southeast.
US operations against AQAP in Yemen are separate from a Saudi-led coalition campaign against the Huthis.