SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed when Yemeni fighter planes targeted their vehicle in the southern province of Shabwa, military sources said, as part of a sustained army offensive against Islamist insurgents.
Yemen is waging a U.S.-backed campaign to eliminate Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the global jihadi network's regional wing. AQAP has mounted dozens of attacks on government officials, security forces and foreigners in recent months.
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