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The U.S. military launched an airstrike against Yemen’s al-Qaeda affiliate early Tuesday, targeting an area of the country where the group is increasingly asserting its influence. At least a dozen people were killed in the strike, including insurgents from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — also known as AQAP — and local militants, according to some reports. Other accounts put the death toll at about half that number.
Abdul Monem al-Fahtani, said to be a mid-level AQAP leader, was reportedly among the dead. Fahtani is believed to have participated in the 2000 al-Qaeda suicide attack on the USS Cole, which killed 17 American sailors.
Denver Post wire services
