WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US military killed eight suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula during October airstrikes in central Yemen, US Central Command said in a press release on Friday.
"The US military successfully struck two targets in central Yemen, killing eight terrorists associated with the group known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula," the release stated.
The first strike, on October 6, killed two people while a second strike conducted on October 19 killed six people. Both strikes were conducted in remote parts of the Shabwah Governorate.
