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A US drone strike claimed the lives of four people in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, a Yemeni security official said.
Two missiles hit a vehicle on the outskirts of Abyan’s Mudiyah neighborhood, killing all four occupants, who were suspected to be members of the al-Qaeda militant group, the official added.
Earlier this month The Wall Street Journal reported that US President Donald Trump had given the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) new powers to launch drone attacks against suspected terrorist targets.
The authority was limited to the Pentagon under the former US administration.
Under the new measure, however, the CIA would require no permission from the Pentagon or even the White House before conducting a drone strike.
Reports say Washington has conducted dozens of strikes against what are claimed to be al-Qaeda targets in Yemen since March 2.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
