Al-Qaida says 2 operatives killed in drone strike in Yemen

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Published March 6, 2023 7:49 AM

By AHMED AL-HAJ
Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida’s arm in the Arabian Peninsula says two of its operatives were killed by a drone strike in central Yemen. The announcement was made in a five-page obituary posted Sunday on militant websites typically used by the extremist group. It says the group’s media chief was killed along with another al-Qaida member when a purported U.S. drone strike hit their residence in central Yemen on Feb. 26. The CIA declined to comment on the suspected attack. Another suspected U.S. strike on al-Qaida operatives in January reportedly killed three in Yemen.

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