Al-Qaeda ringleader killed in Yemen

Tehran, March 6, IRNA – An Al-Qaeda ringleader together with 3 other terrorists was killed in an unknown drone attack in eastern Yemen. The terrorist leader, Mabkhut al-Saeeiri, was killed in Hadhramaut, southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, Sky News reported. US drones have recently bombarded Al-Qaeda bases in southern and eastern Yemen. The US increased its drone strikes on Al-Qaeda bases in Al Bayda', central Yemen on October, 2017. The Pentagon had earlier announced that a number of Al-Qaeda and Daesh commanders and ringleaders were killed in Yemen. 1378/IRNA