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1/20, 11:56 PM
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US airstrike killed al-Qaeda commander - reports
A United States airstrike in Yemen killed al-Qaeda military commander and former Osama Bin Laden associate Salih bin Salim bin Ubayd 'Abolan, known as 'Umayr al-Hadhrami, the group announced according to several reports.
The strike was conducted between the nation's southern provinces of al-Bayda and Shabwa, according to Xinhua News Agency.
The last reported US airstrike in Yemen killed three militants on November 14 last year.