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| Drone strike on al-Qaeda 'kills 11' in southern Yemen | Drone strike on al-Qaeda 'kills 11' in southern Yemen |
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| At least 11 people have been killed in air strikes on al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen, local residents and officials say. | At least 11 people have been killed in air strikes on al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen, local residents and officials say. |
| One tribal leader said at least four of the dead were local al-Qaeda leaders, Reuters news agency reports. | One tribal leader said at least four of the dead were local al-Qaeda leaders, Reuters news agency reports. |
| They were reportedly attacked by a drone in Abyan province. | They were reportedly attacked by a drone in Abyan province. |
| Islamists began taking control of parts of Abyan last year. Security forces have tried unsuccessfully to push them out and suffered heavy losses. | Islamists began taking control of parts of Abyan last year. Security forces have tried unsuccessfully to push them out and suffered heavy losses. |
| The details of what happened are not clear, but some reports suggest a convoy of two cars was struck east of Lawdar city. | |
| However, AFP news agency was told by tribal leaders that a control post and a school hosting a midnight meeting of local al-Qaeda chiefs and fighters were targeted in four overnight raids. | |
| Regional al-Qaeda leader Abdul Monem al-Fahtani was among the dead, they said. | |
| "We think they were carried out by American planes," one tribal source told AFP, on condition of anonymity and without elaborating. |