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A third reported US drone strike in 36 hours hit Mukalla, a port on the southern coast of Yemen and capital of the eastern Hadramout province. The attack killed four AQAP members were reportedly killed. They were identified as: Maamoun Hatem, Abu Anwar al Kutheiri, Mohammed Saleh al Gharabi and Mabkhout Waqash al Sayeri.
تم التأكد من خبر #استشهاد_الشيخ_مأمون_حاتم ان لله وإن اليه راجعون تقبلك الله في الفردوس pic.twitter.com/FGM1DEm3pr — حساب معطل (@tunisfallouja) May 11, 2015
Images of Maamoun Hatem (from Twitter)
In Yemen, Hatem was reportedly among the most prominent supporters of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis). All four were described as senior AQAP figures. The attack hit near the entrance to the presidential palace in the centre of Mukalla. Residents photographed a plume of smoke rising above the town.