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U.S. Drone Takes Out AQAP Vehicle Near Marib

September 22 2015

Yemen

A local Yemeni official says a U.S. drone strike has killed two suspected members of Al-Qaida, reports Agence France-Presse.

A missile fired from a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle hit a militant vehicle overnight on the outskirts of the city of Marib, said the official on Tuesday.

Marib province has seen more fighting in recent weeks as the Saudi-led coalition and loyalist troops are pressing their offensive against Houthi rebels.

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is largely...

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