“The US killed 13 al Qaeda operatives in three separate attacks that targeted the group’s branch in Yemen over the past two weeks. All three assaults took place in the province of Shabwa, where AQAP remains entrenched, despite an offensive spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates to dislodge the group from southern Yemen.”
Source: US military kills 13 AQAP fighters in latest strikes in Yemen | The Long War Journal