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| Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula video said to show Australians killed by drones | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula video said to show Australians killed by drones |
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| Al-Qaida shin the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has published images of two Australians it says were killed by US drone strikes in Yemen. | |
| The fighters were pictured in a 20-minute video released this month by the militant group and identified as Abu Salma al Australi and Abu Suhaib al Australi. | The fighters were pictured in a 20-minute video released this month by the militant group and identified as Abu Salma al Australi and Abu Suhaib al Australi. |
| Related: Australian and New Zealander killed in drone attacks in Yemen | |
| The video features two men confessing to giving information to US authorities that was used to assist drone strikes that killed several militants, including a senior AQAP ideologue in January 2015. | The video features two men confessing to giving information to US authorities that was used to assist drone strikes that killed several militants, including a senior AQAP ideologue in January 2015. |
| Abu Salma al Australi is a known alias used by Townsville man Christopher Harvard and Abu Suhaib al Australia is the nom de guerre of Muslim bin John, formerly Darryl Jones. | Abu Salma al Australi is a known alias used by Townsville man Christopher Harvard and Abu Suhaib al Australia is the nom de guerre of Muslim bin John, formerly Darryl Jones. |
| Both are Australian citizens believed to have been killed in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout province on 19 November 2013 in a Predator drone air strike targeting a convoy of cars. | Both are Australian citizens believed to have been killed in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout province on 19 November 2013 in a Predator drone air strike targeting a convoy of cars. |
| Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed the nationality of the two men at the time but their images have not been published until now. | Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed the nationality of the two men at the time but their images have not been published until now. |
| Harvard’s stepfather said in June 2014 his stepson arrived in Yemen in 2011 to teach English and had his passport cancelled, “so he had to stay”. | Harvard’s stepfather said in June 2014 his stepson arrived in Yemen in 2011 to teach English and had his passport cancelled, “so he had to stay”. |
| Freedom of information documents obtained by the ABC show the duo were believed to have been involved in kidnapping Europeans for ransom. | Freedom of information documents obtained by the ABC show the duo were believed to have been involved in kidnapping Europeans for ransom. |
| The pair are believed to be the first Australians killed under the controversial American drone strike program in Yemen. | The pair are believed to be the first Australians killed under the controversial American drone strike program in Yemen. |
| Related: Yemen drone strike: parents of Australian killed demand answers | |
| John was also a New Zealand citizen. Neither Australian nor New Zealand were believed to have been informed about the strike until after it took place. | John was also a New Zealand citizen. Neither Australian nor New Zealand were believed to have been informed about the strike until after it took place. |
| Since April 2015 AQAP has been seizing population centres in Yemen, including al-Mukallah in the Hadramout province, taking advantage of the country’s two-year old civil war. | Since April 2015 AQAP has been seizing population centres in Yemen, including al-Mukallah in the Hadramout province, taking advantage of the country’s two-year old civil war. |