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US air raids on Qaeda arms caches in Yemen: Witnesses
Source: Agence France-Presse
US air raids on Qaeda arms caches in Yemen: Witnesses
Published on Mar 12, 2012
SANAA (AFP) - United States drones bombed suspected Al-Qaeda arms caches in a hilly region in Yemen's restive southern province of Abyan on Sunday, witnesses told AFP.
Six missiles targeted the suspected weapons hideouts in Jabal Khanfar, a hill overlooking the Abyan town of Jaar, which is controlled by Al-Qaeda militants, the witnesses said.
'Two American drones fired four missiles at Jabal Khanfar while two others were fired from the sea' in the Gulf of Aden, a local official told AFP. He did not provide further details.
Witnesses reported seeing columns of smoke billowing into the sky from the targeted locations and said that government buildings, now controlled by Al-Qaeda fighters, had been damaged. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Published on Mar 12, 2012
SANAA (AFP) - United States drones bombed suspected Al-Qaeda arms caches in a hilly region in Yemen's restive southern province of Abyan on Sunday, witnesses told AFP.
Six missiles targeted the suspected weapons hideouts in Jabal Khanfar, a hill overlooking the Abyan town of Jaar, which is controlled by Al-Qaeda militants, the witnesses said.
'Two American drones fired four missiles at Jabal Khanfar while two others were fired from the sea' in the Gulf of Aden, a local official told AFP. He did not provide further details.
Witnesses reported seeing columns of smoke billowing into the sky from the targeted locations and said that government buildings, now controlled by Al-Qaeda fighters, had been damaged. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_776685.html
