Four al Qaeda affiliated militia fighters are taken out by US drone strikes in Yemen. Two separate US drone strikes in the southwestern area of Yemen, in the Bayda province, have “neutralized” four al Qaeda affiliated militia fighters. One of the fighters described by Yemeni intelligence sources is considered an organizer within the Salafist extremist organization. The US drones are piloted by US intelligence personnel acting on intel gathered based on HUMINT and SIGINT assets in the region. Three of the al Qaeda affiliated individuals were “neutralized” by the drone as they were traveling in a blue Toyota Hilux pickup … Continue reading US drone strikes continue to target al Qaeda leadership