The four died in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla on the Arabian Sea, where rockets believed to have been fired by US drones hit al-Qaida militants based in the city's presidential residence yesterday, according to security officials.
The militant Aamaq outlet, affiliated with the Islamic State group an al-Qaida rival says the four include Maamoun Hatem, reportedly an IS sympathizer. The three other militants were identified as Abu Anwar al-Kutheiri, Mohammed Saleh al-Gharabi and Mabkhout Waqash al-Sayeri.
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