According to Al-Jazeera, its sources reported that US drone strikes targeted alleged AQAP sites in Al Hawta, in Shabwa governorate, at some time from March 29th to March 30th. The news organisation reported that casualties from the strikes were unknown. No other known sources independently reported these strikes.<\/p>\n
This reported event took place amid a dramatic intensification of US operations against AQAP beginning in early March 2017. 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