US drone strikes kill 4 in southern Yemen, gunmen kill 16

At least four people are killed in a US drone strike in southern Yemen, while unknown gunmen kill at least 16 people, including four Indian nurses.

According to Press TV, the unmanned aircraft on Friday targeted a vehicle in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, killing four people.

Local officials and residents said that the drone strike targeted members of the al-Qaeda militant group.

Washington carries out drone attacks in Yemen and several other Muslim countries, including Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The US claims the drones target al-Qaeda militants, but local sources say civilians have been the main victims of the attacks.

Saudi Arabia has been bombing the country for about a year now. At least 8,300 people, among them 2,236 children, have been killed and over 16,000 others sustained injuries since the onset of the Saudi invasion.

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