U.S. Airstrikes in Yemen Kill 9 Al-Qaeda Operatives Amid Ceasefire with Houthis

The United States launches a targeted airstrike campaign in southern Yemen that kills at least nine members of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), according to U.S. military and regional sources. The operation, conducted in Abyan province, marks one of the deadliest U.S. counterterrorism strikes in the region this year and comes at a time of strategic recalibration in the broader conflict landscape.

Pentagon officials confirm that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were used in precision strikes on a convoy and two AQAP safe houses near the towns of Mudiyah and Mahfad, areas known for long-standing terrorist. . .