Drone strike targets one of al-Qaeda’s emirs in south of Marib

MARIB, Dec. 15 (YPA) – An emir of  al-Qaeda organization  has been killed in the early of Wednesday by a drone strike believed to be an American in Marib province in northeastern Yemen.

Local sources in Jawf province told Yemen Press Agency that a drone targeted an abandoned house in Hadba Al Awshan area south of Marib.

According to the same sources, the raid targeted one of al-Qaeda emirs in Shabwah province, as he was returning from fighting along with  Saudi-led coalition forces in one of Wadi Abeida areas.

The source added, that members of the terrorist organization transported the body of the emir, amid a great secrecy about the  his personality .

There was no comment from the Hadi puppet  government’s  authorities in Marib about the raid.

E.M