{"id":40818,"date":"2017-12-08T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T20:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/08\/us-airstrikes-in-yemen-kill-al-qaida-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:26:22","slug":"us-airstrikes-in-yemen-kill-al-qaida-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/08\/us-airstrikes-in-yemen-kill-al-qaida-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"US airstrikes in Yemen kill al-Qaida leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. forces killed five al-Qaida militants in Yemen on November 20, including two leaders, in an effort to disrupt attacks from the terror group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strikes targeted al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, a Yemen offshoot of the main core of al-Qaida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMujahid al-Adani, an AQAP Shabwah leader, was killed in the strikes, along with al-Bayda-based facilitator Abu Layth al-Sanaani and three AQAP associates,\u201d reads a press release from U.S. Central Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An offensive launched in August by the United Arab Emirates with local forces backed by U.S.-air support has put considerable strain on AQAP militants in Shabwah governorates, Yemen. A small number of U.S. troops and warplanes assisted in that offensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/08\/04\/us-ground-forces-airstrikes-attack-aqap-in-yemen\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636005782234715577-gettyimages-526021546jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US puts boots on the ground in Yemen to attack AQAP<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The joint UAE-US operation includes airstrikes and targets al-Qaida pockets in central Yemen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation has put pressure on AQAP fighters and \u201chas forced AQAP to consolidate within the northern and eastern portions of the Abyan and eastern Al-Bayda governorates respectively,\u201d the press release states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Adani was an AQAP military commander in Aden, Yemen, with significant influence and ties to other senior AQAP leaders. 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