According to several reports suspected al-Qaeda fighters are being targeted in air strikes in southern Yemen. Raids on Friday and Saturday have reported killing between eighteen and forty-five militants. These strikes are aimed toward positions west of Bayda and around Jaar, which is rebel-controlled. According to local sources the attacks in Bayda are being done by US drones or warplanes targeting a stronghold of Abdulwahhab al-Homaiqani, a local al-Qaeda leader, but there is no official confirmation. Jaar, on the other hand, was struck by Yemen air force planes. In the past AQAP has been known to possess bases in southern Yemen, thus unmanned US drones have previously struck them. After months of protests demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, militants who are said to be linked to al-Qaeda are said to have exploited a security vacuum in the area.
Aleksandra Ruseva
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17324141
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