
Local Qaeda leader in Yemen killed by US air strike
Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017 - A US air strike has killed a regional Al-Qaeda leader and two associates in Yemen's Shabwa province, a jihadist stronghold in the south, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017 - A US air strike has killed a regional Al-Qaeda leader and two associates in Yemen's Shabwa province, a jihadist stronghold in the south, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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