US launched airstrikes against al-Qaeda targets in Yemen
US launched airstrikes against al-Qaeda targets in southern Yemen last week to keep al-Qaeda's Yemeni offshoot from taking advantage of the unrest in the Persian Gulf nation, ``news24.com'' informs.
Yemen has launched an offensive against al Qaeda and the US embassy in Sanaa reopened after security forces staged a raid just outside the capital that dealt with an imminent security threat.