Yemen Air Strikes Kill Al-Qaida Militants
by Peter Kenyon, NPRDecember 24, 2009
Authorities in Yemen say as many as 30 al-Qaida militants were killed in an air strike Thursday in the eastern part of the country. Among those reported killed were two top leaders of al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula. Unconfirmed reports say another victim was Anwar al-Awlaki, the cleric who had contacts with the alleged Fort Hood shooter.
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