Suspected US Drone Strike in Yemen Kills 6 Militants

A suspected U.S. drone strike killed six al-Qaida fighters in Yemen's central Marib province on Sunday, residents said, as Washington continues its years-long campaign against militants who have exploited an 18-month civil war in the country. The men were killed in the bombing of a house in the Wadi Obeida tribal area east of the capital Sana'a. Conflict in Yemen pitting the exiled government backed by Saudi Arabia against the dominant Houthi group has split the security forces...

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