Aden: At least 10 members of the Yemen-based al Qaeda branch were killed when US drones hit their bastions in Yemen`s southeastern province of Shabwa early Wednesday. The US drones carried out two air strikes on bastions and checkpoints of al Qaeda militants in the insurgents-controlled town of Azzan in Shabwa province, killing at least 10 terrorists, the local security official said on condition of anonymity. "High-ranking commanders of the al Qaeda group believed to have been killed in the air strikes," the security official said.
ANI