美军无人机杀死5名恐怖嫌疑人

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　　"The U.S. drone targeted an al-Qaida-held training center in Abyan's mountainous region of Mahfad, killing³ five militants and injuring three others," the official of Abyan's local government said on condition of anonymity⁴.

　　Five terrorists, including two al-Qaida's local commander, were confirmed killed in the strike, the official said.

　　Local residents said anonymously⁵ that the U.S. drone fired at least three missiles at a position suspected of being a militant¹ hideout and destroyed vehicles at the scene.

　　On Saturday, a U.S. drone raid killed 16 al-Qaida militants and five civilians⁷ in Yemen's southeastern province of al-Bayda, according to a Yemeni army officer.

　　The Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot has frequently launched revenge attacks on local targets, military and foreign missions in the impoverished⁸ Arab country.

　　The United States has escalated⁹ its drone strikes on suspected al-Qaida targets in Yemen since President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi took office in February 2012 after a UN-backed deal removed former President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power.

　　Last month the White House pledged to continue to support the anti-terrorism efforts of Hadi's government that aims to uproot¹⁰ the al-Qaida group in Yemen.

　　But critics said the drone strikes often violate international law and cause heavy civilian⁶ casualties. Last December, a U.S. drone strike mistakenly hit a wedding party in Yemen's southeastern province of al-Bayda, killing 11 Yemeni civilians and wounding another 21.

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