{"id":59669,"date":"2017-11-21T17:39:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T17:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/21\/us-strikes-al-qaida-in-yemen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:55:51","slug":"us-strikes-al-qaida-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/21\/us-strikes-al-qaida-in-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"US strikes al-Qaida in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. forces carried out two airstrikes Nov. 19-20 in Yemen targeting al-Qaida militants in Bayda governorate, according to U.S. Central Command. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results of the strikes are still being assessed, but the recent salvos carried out by U.S. forces in the region caps more than 100 strikes against terror groups operating in ungoverned spaces of Yemen since January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of strikes launched by U.S. forces in Yemen have targeted an offshoot of the main branch of al-Qaida, known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The group was responsible for attacks against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, in mid-October, U.S. strikes in the war-torn region targeted ISIS militants for the first time. Over a ten day period, U.S. forces killed more than 60 ISIS fighters, according to CENTCOM.<\/p>\n\n\n\t