Yemen's Al-Qaeda accuses two of its operatives of being US spies
Yemen's Al-Qaeda has detained two militants accused of being US informants in a district targeted by multiple air raids over the past week, a tribal leader said Wednesday
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) arrested two of its operatives in Mawjan district in the southern Abyan province on accusations they were "spying for the United States", a tribal leader there told Zee News on condition of anonymity
Abyan has been the target of US air strikes as well as an AQAP attack on the army over the past week
Washington's drone war on AQAP has resumed pace since President Donald Trump took office in January
The US is thought to have launched at least 40 air strikes by warplanes and drones against AQAP since last week, targeting the southern provinces of Abyan and Shabwa as well as Baida, slightly to the north
Washington regards AQAP as the jihadist network`s most dangerous and says it has been plotting attacks on the West in recent months