Two US drone attacks in Zinjibar, Abyan, killed 15 suspected al-Qaeda gunnies on Monday, a senior military official in Abyan confirmed.The official said that the drones acted after coordinating with the Yemeni government.
The official added that more than a dozen people were maimed in the attack.
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The Yemen Interior Ministry denied on the record the US drones were involved in the attack and said that three air attacks were conducted by the Yemeni government air forces.
Clashes have been ongoing in Abyan since May when suspected al-Qaeda gunnies took over the province.
Locals complain that the government handed the province over to the gunnies by evacuating its forces from the military camps.
At least 35 US drone attacks were reported in Yemen over the last two month, raising the worries of locals.