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US says it killed three members of Al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen strikes

SANAA, YEMEN - DECEMBER 11: Muslims gather at al-Sabin Square during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Sanaa, Yemen on December 11, 2016. ( Mohammed Hamoud - Anadolu Agency )

The US military said on Thursday it killed three members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in two strikes in central Yemen last week and in late December.

A strike on 8 January 8 killed one AQAP operative and a strike on 19 December killed two members of AQAP, US Central Command said in a statement. Both strikes occurred in the al-Baydah Governorate, the statement said. It did not say how the strikes were carried out.

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