WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense said 28 suspected al-Qaida militants were killed in Yemen from Sept. 23 through Dec. 13 in airstrikes.
The nine drone strikes against the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, operatives aimed to "pressure the terrorist network and hinder their ability to attack the U.S. and our allies," U.S. Central Command spokesman Army Maj. Josh T. Jacques said in a statement on Thursday.