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Militants Killed In U.S. Drone Attack; Anti-Terrorist Campaign To Continue, Says Obama

January 26 2015

Yemen

Local officials in Yemen say a U.S. drone strike has hit a car in the eastern part of the country, killing three suspected Al-Qaida militants, reports Reuters.

The airstrike reportedly occurred Monday in the Marib province.

This was the first such strike reported since Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Hadi and his government resigned on Thursday. Hadi backed U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the region.

U.S. security officials have expressed concern that the collapse of the Yemeni...

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