Airstrikes Kill 17 Al-Qaeda Fighters In Yemen
KABUL: (MEP) At least 17 suspected al-Qaeda fighters have been killed in airstrikes targeted a restive district in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, security officials said on Sunday.
The assaults hit al-Mansoura district of Aden overnight, claiming that 17 suspected members of the al-Qaeda terror group were killed in the strikes, a security official, requesting anonymity, said.
Meanwhile, witnesses said that at least 20 civilians and fighters were also wounded in the strikes, as well as three members of the security forces.
It was not immediately clear who has carried out the raids; however, the source said the raids are thought to have been conducted by the Saudi military.
The raids targeted fighters who were sitting atop vehicles, and one strike hit a government building. Intermittent clashes were still going on Sunday, according to the sources.
Yemen has been under military attacks by Saudi Arabia since late March last year. The Saudi military strikes were launched to supposedly undermine the Ansarullah movement and bring fugitive former Yemeni president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, back to power.
