The US intervened in Yemen several times targets with drones. More than 40 people were killed. Among many alleged fighters of the terrorist network al-Qaeda – but also civilians.

In drone attacks in Yemen over the weekend more than 40 alleged fighters of the terrorist network al-Qaeda have been killed. The first attack on Saturday ten suspected members of the terrorist network and three civilians were killed according to the authorities. On Sunday, a training camp was bombed, according to a tribal leader, more than 30 al-Qaida members were killed. When a drone attack on a car in on Monday night three more fighters died. The exact number of dead there are, however, still different information.

The drone attack on Saturday occurred in the central province of Bayda . Here is another “terrorist” and five civilians were wounded , it said in an official statement of the security agencies . The attack was directed against those responsible therefore a deadly attack on the Vice Governor of the province , as well as an intelligence agent on April 15.
In the air attack on the training camp in the southern province Abjan many people are in addition to the more than 30 dead or injured , said the tribal representatives . The training camp of the jihadists lies in a mountainous region , count them to retreat areas of al -Qaeda .

On the night of Monday also an al-Qaida stronghold , an SUV was in Shabwa Province , in the south of the country, attacked as a government officials said. It therefore were three men, including an alleged al-Qaida leader. Eyewitnesses said they had seen a destroyed vehicle and three charred bodies . After the attack, the bodies were loaded and taken away in a helicopter.

Al-Qaeda Drone Operation:Civilians die again

Only the U.S. has in the region over drones. The missions of the unmanned aircraft are highly controversial because it innocent civilians coming back to death. In December 2013 16 civilians were killed in an attack on two wedding parties – in fact the vehicle of a Qaeda commander should be taken.
Shortly thereafter, the United States banned the Yemeni Parliament the use of combat drones , and the United Nations human rights experts expressed ” serious concerns ” . Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansur transition Hadi defended the use of drones last but helpful in the fight against al- Qaeda.

The extremist group al – Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ( AQAP ), based in Yemen, is considered the most dangerous and most active branch of the global terror network . The Islamist rebel group has been fighting for years with violence against the government in Sana’a and repeatedly perpetrated bloody attacks on local security forces and targets abroad.

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