Yemen: Drone strike kills 2 Al-Qaeda leaders

Two suspected Al-Qaeda fighters were killed in a drone strike in southern Yemen on Saturday according to Al Arabiya.

The men were travelling on a motorbike near the town of Al-Wadei when a drone strike targeted the vehicle killing both suspected Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters. One of the suspected fighters is reported to be Ibrahim Al-Adnani, a local leader of AQAP.

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It is unknown who was behind the drone strike however the United Arab Emirates, which is partaking in a Saudi-led coalition to reinstate Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, has included objectives to assist the US to target AQAP. Saudi Arabia remains focused on targeting the Iranian-backed Houthi group which has gained control of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a.

Since 2004, the United States of America has been executing drone strikes in Yemen with the military objective of degrading AQAP. The US has not publically commented on the latest strike.