[Emirates 24/7] Yemeni military officials say government Arclight airstrikes have killed at least 15 suspected Al Qaeda-linked faceless myrmidons in southern Yemen.
They says the Arclight airstrikes early Monday also destroyed a tank seized by faceless myrmidons and several artillery positions in the Dufas area near Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with army rules.
The Arclight airstrikes are the latest in an ongoing government campaign to try to dislodge al-Qaeda-linked faceless myrmidons from Zinjibar and Jaar, another city in Abyan.
Emboldened by the turmoil from nearly six months of unrest, the faceless myrmidons have been seeking to capture and hold territory in Yemen's nearly lawless south.
Yemen is home to the world's most active al-Qaeda branches. |