SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security and military officials say airstrikes have killed 15 suspected al-Qaida militants in the country’s restive south.
The officials said Tuesday the strikes struck a school and a car in Abyan province in an area between Lawder and Moudia where the militants were hiding. They said the airstrikes were carried out by the United States.
A Western official in Washington said there was a U.S.-supported strike against suspected leaders of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. He said initial indications are that five people were killed. The official could not specify where in Yemen the airstrikes took place.
The U.S. military said it is checking on the reports.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to brief the media.
