SANAA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Two members of al-Qaeda were killed Monday evening in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen's Marib province, about 170 km east of Sanaa.
A security source told Xinhua that a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle targeted a house in the Wadi Obeida area in Marib province, killing two al-Qaeda members and wounding others.
In late November, a U.S. drone strike targeted a motorcycle in the Al-Husoon area of Al-Wadi district, east of central Yemen's Marib province, killing two alleged al-Qaeda operatives.
Neither the United States nor the internationally recognized Yemeni government has issued an official statement regarding the incident.
Marib, a strategic and oil-rich province, is under the control of the Yemeni government. Both al-Qaeda and the Houthis have sought to expand their activities in the province since the civil war began in late 2014.
The province has recently seen heightened security measures amid reports of militia movements aimed at inciting chaos. ■
