YEMEN Press Agency

US strike targets Al-Qaeda elements in Marib

MARIB, Nov. 30 (YPA) – US aircraft launched an airstrike on al-Qaeda elements in the city of Marib, Media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing well-informed sources.

According to the sources, a US drone targeted the house of Hamoud Al-Duwail in Al-Hadba area, Al-Wadi district, east of Marib.

The raid left casualties and caused explosions and fire, the sources said, but the exact numbers have not been disclosed.

The attack led to a state of alert among leaders of the Islah party, which controls Marib ity and shelters al-Qaeda leaders in the province, the sources added.

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