DW: Saudi-led Arab coalition says more than 800 al Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen
Yemeni government forces backed by Arab allies have killed more than 800 al Qaeda members, a Saudi news report says. The militants were reportedly killed in an offensive on one of the group's strongholds.
The reported deaths came during an attack on the southeastern port city of Mukalla, which had been held by al Qaeda for the past year, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday in a statement published by the official Saudi news agency SPA.
"The operation resulted... in the death of more than 800 al Qaeda members and some of their leaders, while some others fled," Arab coalition commanders said in the statement.
The death toll could not be independently confirmed. No number was given for civilian casualties.
SPA carried a report late on Sunday night saying that Yemeni troops backed by coalition airstrikes had recaptured Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt province. The city, home to some 200,000 people, was considered a jihadist stronghold.
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WNU Editor: To say that I am sceptical of this 800 number is an understatement.
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