US drone strike kills Al Qaeda Yemen Chief
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SANAA: US claimed that Al-Qaeda chief Jalal Belaidi has been killed along with two guards in a US drone strike in South Yemen.
Belaidi served as the leader of Al-Qaeda in Zinjibar recently and now had became a top leader of ISIS in Yemen.
The report has not yet been confirmed by official sources.
US also claimed to kill Six Al-Qaeda militants in another drone strike in eastern Yemen.
The group was claimed to be responsible for attack on US bound Airlines and deadly assault on French magazine Charle hebdo.
US is the only country who operates drone campaign against Houthis and IS since last year to restore Yemeni government.
