US drone killed commander of Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen

A US drone killed a commander of Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen in a strike on the central province of Baida. Security sources today said Shroum al-Sanaani, a leading figure with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula group, was travelling on a motorbike along with an unidentified man when the strike killed them both. 

The attack was carried out on



the Yakala area, a stronghold for the jihadist group where US drones have repeatedly targeted Al-Qaeda members in the past few months. The United States considers the Yemen-based AQAP to be the group's most dangerous branch. A long-running drone war against AQAP has intensified since US President Donald Trump took office in January.