US forces have in the past three months launched 17 air strikes targeting Al Qaeda in four separate governorates in Yemen, said the US Central Command according to thenational.ae.
Six air strikes against Al Qaeda in Yemen — known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) — were carried out in February, seven in March and four in April, said a statement.
It added that the air strikes targeted a training camp in western Hadramawt governorate and an AQAP checkpoint for asserting regional control and raising illegal revenue in Al Bayda governorate.
Other air strikes took place in Al Bayda, Hadramawt, Zamakh and Shabwah governorates.
“In co-ordination with the government of Yemen, US forces are conducting a series of counter-terrorism operations against AQAP and ISIS-Yemen,” said Lt Col Earl Brown, a US Central Command spokesman.
“We will continue to disrupt and degrade the ability of AQAP to plan attacks, confronting threats before they reach our borders.”
