US forces kill seven in raid on al-qaeda base

US forces have carried out a ground raid on an al-qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the Pentagon said.

The raid took place in Marib province in the early hours of yesterday and was conducted with the support of Yemeni authorities.

“US forces killed seven AQAP [al-qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula] militants through a combination of small arms fire and precision airstrikes,” Centcom, the US military command for the Middle East, said in a statement.