Great Satan US killer drone strikes kill about 50 in south Yemen

The death toll from three days of air strikes carried out by US drones in southern Yemen has reached almost 50, reports say.

On Monday, at least three people were killed after a US drone fired a missile at a vehicle carrying three men in the country’s southern province of Shabwa.

According to witnesses, the vehicle was completely destroyed and the burnt remains of the bodies could be seen.

On Sunday, at least 25 people were killed in a series of drone attacks on the second day of strikes in Abyan Province, which is also in southern Yemen.

Two airstrikes were also carried out on Saturday, killing at least 18 people in Baida Province.

The US administration claims that its unmanned aircraft attacks target al-Qaeda militants, but local sources say civilians have been the main victims of the non-UN-sanctioned airstrikes.

Last October, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said US killer drone strikes in Yemen had led to the death of many civilians over the past years in a blatant violation of international law.

In February, the rights group called on Washington to investigate a fatal drone strike on a wedding ceremony in Yemen in December. The HRW said in a report, dubbed “A Wedding That Became a Funeral: US Drone Attack on Marriage Procession in Yemen,” that the December 12, 2013 attack killed a dozen men and wounded at least 15 others, including the bride.