Reuters: Yemeni officials say warships, likely American, shell al Qaeda positions
Warships shelled suspected al Qaeda strongholds in a mountainous region of southern Yemen on Thursday, in what two Yemeni government officials said they believed was a U.S. operation.
U.S. officials could not be immediately reached for confirmation. The strikes come less than a week after a covert U.S. Navy SEAL raid, also in Yemen's south, the first ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump as commander in chief.
The naval attacks appear to be part of an intensifying campaign against one of the most active branches of the Islamist militant network.
"Ships fired several missiles towards the al-Maraqisha mountains, where al Qaeda elements are based. The ships are widely believed to be Americans," said one official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.
"We have received no information on the outcome of the shelling."
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Update: Yemeni officials say US warships fire on al-Qaida positions (FOX News/AP)
WNU Editor: The Pentagon is denying these reports .... Pentagon Denies US Military Involved in Warship Strikes on Yemen (Sputnik).
