A+ A-

Air strike kills 13 suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen

SANAA, April 19 (KUNA) -- An air strike killed at least 13 suspected Al-Qaeda militants on Saturday in Al-Bayda province southeastern Yemen, said Yemeni Defense ministry.
The air strike targeting two suspected Al-Qaeda cars lef 13 militants dead and several others wounded, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Al-Bayda province is one of the strongholds of Al-Qaeda militants and the birthplace of Chief of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Nasser al-Wahayshi, the statement pointed out. (end) az.hs