US launches airstrike targeting al Qaeda fighters in eastern Yemen

US launches airstrike targeting al Qaeda fighters in eastern Yemen

The US carried out an airstrike in Marib, Yemen, killing a senior al-Qaeda leader and a companion.

3 killed in suspected US strike on al-Qaida hideout in Yemen's Marib

A U.S. drone strike killed at least three suspected members of al-Qaida's local branch in northeastern Yemen on Sunday, a Yemeni security official said, reported Xinhua. The strike targeted a house in the Wadi Abida district of Marib province, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Three missiles hit the building, killing three suspected militants and wounding several others. The official said the targets were originally…