SANAA: Three al Qaeda operatives were killed and six others were wounded on Thursday in a suspected US drone strike on a Yemeni village in the restive southern Abyan province, a local government official told AFP.
"An unmanned aircraft, likely American, struck the village of Shaqra...and killed three al Qaeda operatives and wounded six others," said the official who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said the militant group has been carrying out military training exercises in the area, adding that near-by residents had reported sounds of gunfire and explosions in recent days.
The official told AFP that the militants remain in control of Zinjibar and the town of Jaar, while government troops are stationed on the outskirts of both.
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