Officials: Series of US airstrikes in central Yemen
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Yemeni security and media officials say U.S. airstrikes have targeted alleged al-Qaida positions in central Yemen.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The officials told The Associated Press that U.S. jets and drones have targeted the district of al-Sawmaa in the province of Bayda during the early hours in the morning.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It was not immediately possible to seek comment from the U.S. military. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the media.
The airstrikes come a month after U.S. special forces carried a raid in the same province but left one U.S. Navy Seal dead and civilians including children. A military aircraft suffered a hard landing and had to be destroyed in the assault, which took place days after President Donald Trump's inauguration.