Yemen drone strikes: at least 55 suspected Al-Qaeda fighters killed by US-backed strikes
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Drone strikes over the weekend carried out by Yemeni forces but reportedly backed by the U.S. killed at least 55 suspected Al-Qaeda fighters, according to Yemen's interior ministry.
The drone strikes, shortly after midnight on Monday, killed three suspected prominent Al-Qaeda figures while they were traveling in a car in Shabwa province, BBC reported.
According to witnesses, the vehicle was completely destroyed and contained the charred remains of three individuals.
The fighters were identified as Mohammed Salem Abed Rabbo al-Mashibi, Fawaz Hussein al-Mahrak and Saleh Said Mahrak.
The drone attacks over the weekend also targeted what Yemeni officials called a major Al-Qaeda base hidden in the country's remote southern mountains in the area of Wadi Ghadina and killed more than 30.
Built in the last few months, the base included a training ground and storehouses for weapons, food and vehicles used by the group, Al Jazeera reported.
On Saturday, a drone strike on a lorry in the central province of Bayda killed another 10 suspected militants and three civilians, according to state news agency Saba.
According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, as many as 21 might have been killed in the attack.
According to Reuters, drones will not be enough to uproot Al-Qaeda terrorism in Yemen, a country where a weak central government, a rivalry-ridden and inadequate security force, endemic poverty and corruption serve up the ideal conditions for al Qaeda to flourish and gain power in the Arabian Peninsula.
Unless these issues are also addressed, analysts say, the group will more likely remain a serious menace in the region. Occasional civilian casualties as a consequence of drone attacks are also helping to inflame
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Drone strikes over the weekend carried out by Yemeni forces but reportedly backed by the U.S. killed at least 55 suspected Al-Qaeda fighters, according to Yemen's interior ministry.
The drone strikes, shortly after midnight on Monday, killed three suspected prominent Al-Qaeda figures while they were traveling in a car in Shabwa province, BBC reported.
According to witnesses, the vehicle was completely destroyed and contained the charred remains of three individuals.
The fighters were identified as Mohammed Salem Abed Rabbo al-Mashibi, Fawaz Hussein al-Mahrak and Saleh Said Mahrak.
The drone attacks over the weekend also targeted what Yemeni officials called a major Al-Qaeda base hidden in the country's remote southern mountains in the area of Wadi Ghadina and killed more than 30.
Built in the last few months, the base included a training ground and storehouses for weapons, food and vehicles used by the group, Al Jazeera reported.
On Saturday, a drone strike on a lorry in the central province of Bayda killed another 10 suspected militants and three civilians, according to state news agency Saba.
According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, as many as 21 might have been killed in the attack.
According to Reuters, drones will not be enough to uproot Al-Qaeda terrorism in Yemen, a country where a weak central government, a rivalry-ridden and inadequate security force, endemic poverty and corruption serve up the ideal conditions for al Qaeda to flourish and gain power in the Arabian Peninsula.
Unless these issues are also addressed, analysts say, the group will more likely remain a serious menace in the region. Occasional civilian casualties as a consequence of drone attacks are also helping to inflame