Defense News: Following press reports over the weekend, the Department of Defense has confirmed to C4ISRNET that it was responsible for three drone strikes in Yemen targeting and killing members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) – thought to be the terror group’s most potent affiliate by many. These mark the first lethal drone strikes of the Trump administration.
A spokesman for Central Command said on Jan. 20, one strike killed an AQAP operative in the al-Baydah Governorate – noting this was conducted prior to the inauguration. One strike killed three AQAP operatives in the al-Baydah Governorate and on Jan. 22, one strike killed an AQAP operative in the al-Baydah Governorate.
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