US Says Strike in Yemen Kills Three al-Qaida Fighters

The U.S. military says it killed three al-Qaida operatives in a counterterrorism strike in Yemen. The U.S. Central Command did not say how the strike was conducted, nor did it reveal the identities of those killed. In a statement Friday, the U.S. Central Command said the strike occurred in the Shabwa province in central Yemen against fighters of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The U.S. military has previously carried out numerous drone strikes in Yemen against Islamist...

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