An American drone strike in southern Yemen has killed seven al-Qaeda-linked militants, including the media chief for the group's Yemeni branch.
The Yemeni Defense Ministry has identified the slain media chief as Egyptian-born Ibrahim al-Bana.
Tribal elders in the area say the air strike late on October 14 in the southeastern province of Shabwa also killed the son of a prominent U.S.-born cleric slain in a similar attack last month.
The missile attacks target al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which U.S. officials say is the global terror network's most active and most dangerous branch.
compiled from agency reports
The Yemeni Defense Ministry has identified the slain media chief as Egyptian-born Ibrahim al-Bana.
Tribal elders in the area say the air strike late on October 14 in the southeastern province of Shabwa also killed the son of a prominent U.S.-born cleric slain in a similar attack last month.
The missile attacks target al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which U.S. officials say is the global terror network's most active and most dangerous branch.
compiled from agency reports
