Via AFP:

A drone strike killed six Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen’s east Monday, the first such raid since government troops launched their biggest offensive on the jihadists in two years, tribesmen said.

In the capital Sanaa, the US embassy announced the mission “will remain closed for consular services through May 15,” adding that it could remain shut for even longer depending on the situation.

The pilotless aircraft deployed over eastern Yemen on Monday targeted a vehicle near Al-Husun, a village in Marib province, killing at least six “Al-Qaeda members”, tribal sources told AFP.

The United States is the only country operating drones over Yemen, but US officials rarely acknowledge the covert programme.