Local Al-Qaida Leaders Killed In Airstrike

An airstrike in southern Yemen has killed three local leaders of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), reports the Gulf Times (Qatar).

The bombing run was made by a Yemeni plane on Saturday in Bayda province, according to a Defense Ministry statement released the following day.

The strike targeted a moving vehicle, security officials said.

A security source told AFP that a U.S. drone carried out the strike. The U.S. has not officially acknowledged using UAVs in Yemen.