First US Drone Strike in Yemen Since Leader Resigned Kills 3

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Last year, at least 23 U.S. drone strikes killed 138 al-Qaida militants as well as some civilians, according to the Long War Journal, which tracks militant groups. U.S. officials rarely comment on the covert drone program. However, the number of strikes is much smaller compared to 2012 when the U.S. carried out 41 airstrikes that killed some 190 militants in Yemen.

The airstrikes' campaign has had its pitfalls, with dozens of civilians killed or badly wounded in the crossfire, feeding anti-American sentiment among large sectors of Yemenis and prompting disgruntled tribesmen to become easy recruits to al-Qaida.
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