US drone strike leaves two dead in southwestern Yemen

At least two people have lost their lives when a US unmanned aerial vehicle carried out a strike in the Southwestern Yemeni Province of Bayda.

According to Press TV, Yemeni security sources, who were speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Saturday that the drone strike had hit a motorbike carrying two people, suspected to be al-Qaeda members, in Sawma’ah district of the province the previous evening.

The al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has taken advantage of the chaos and breakdown of security in Yemen to tighten its grip on the southern and southeastern parts of the Arab country.

The US carries out drone attacks in Yemen and several other countries, claiming to be targeting al-Qaeda elements; but, local sources say civilians have been the main victims of the attacks.

The Pentagon says it has carried out over 70 airstrikes in Yemen since February 28.

The drone strikes in Yemen continue alongside the Saudi military aggression against the impoverished conflict-ridden country.

Saudi Arabia has been incessantly pounding Yemen since March 2015 in an unsuccessful attempt to reinstate the regime of Yemen's former President, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who is a staunch ally of Saudi Arabia, and to undermine the Ansarullah movement.

The Riyadh regime has, however, failed to reach its goals despite going to great expense.

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