Feel good story of the day.
Via LWJ:
The US killed eight al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in an airstrike in the terrorist-controlled city of Jaar in Abyan province.
The early morning strike by the remotely piloted Predators or Reapers targeted a convoy that is thought to have been transporting senior leaders of Ansar al Sharia, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s political front, according to CNN. No senior leaders have been identified as being killed.
In addition to the strike that hit a convoy, The Associated Press reported that an airstrike leveled a home that house five “militants.” Among those reported killed was “a senior member of the terror network in charge of armament.” It is unclear if the strike was carried out by US or Yemeni aircraft. Yemeni warplanes have been reported to have been conducting strike in Jaar as well.
Jaar is a known stronghold for AQAP. US drones struck in Jaar twice in March. One strike targeted a a weapons storage depot in Jabal Khanfar, a hill that overlooks the city. AQAP was moving weapons, including tanks, that were seized from raids on Yemeni Army bases outside of Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan.