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US strike in Yemen kills 40 Qaeda men
A US airstrike on an Al Qaeda training camp in Yemen has killed at least 40 fighters, in a major blow to the jihadists who have been expanding their territory in the war-torn country.
A US airstrike on an Al Qaeda training camp in Yemen has killed at least 40 fighters, in a major blow to the jihadists who have been expanding their territory in the war-torn country.
The extremists have exploited a security vacuum in the Arabian Peninsula nation since Iran-backed Huthi rebels seized the capital in September 2014, forcing the internationally recognised government to flee.
Tuesday’s strike in Hajr in the vast south-eastern province of Hadramawt killed at least 40 militants and wounded 25 more, a provincial official said.
A tribal source, who confirmed the toll, said the casualties were new Al Qaeda recruits training at the camp, adding that “other fighters survived the strike”. Dozens of Al Qaeda militants were seen rushing to hospital to donate blood, according to residents. Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is regarded as the network’s most dangerous branch.
