At least 6 killed in US drone strike in Yemen
At least six people have been killed and three others injured in a US drone strike in Yemen's southern Shabwa Province.
The strike comes two days after a similar US drone attack targeted Shabwa’s Bihan region, killing three people.
Washington has continued its so-called fight against militancy in Yemen in recent weeks, despite the country’s current political crisis.
On January 22, Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the cabinet of Prime Minister Khaled Bahah resigned. However, the Yemeni parliament rejected Hadi’s resignation.
Last month, Yemen’s Houthi Shia movement dissolved the Yemeni parliament and announced a constitutional declaration on the Transitional National Council following weeks of clashes with government forces.
Hadi recently sent a letter to the parliament, withdrawing his resignation.
He has also met with several tribal and provincial figures in Aden in order to find a solution to the current situation.
However, Washington says the political void in Yemen will not affect its so-called anti-terrorism campaign in the Arab country.
Washington claims that the drones target al-Qaeda militants, but local sources say civilians have been the main victims of the airstrikes.
According to Human Rights Watch, the US drone strikes in Yemen have led to the deaths of many civilians over the past few years in a blatant violation of international law.
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