(Previous Incident Code: YEM227 )

A US strike killed at least two “prominent al Qaeda leaders” in Zinjibar province, according to Centcom, the US military command that runs its war in Yemen and across the Middle East into Afghanistan. Media reports put the death toll as high as six.

The dead were responsible for AQAP’s finances, Yemeni officials told the Associated Press. Reuters reported Abu Sameh al Zinjibari and his aids died as they drove through Amoudiya, a village near Jaar and Zinjibar.