SANAA — An Al-Qaeda leader was found dead Wednesday in an area that recently saw fighting between the Yemeni army and militants in the southern Shabwah province, a military source said.
"The army found the body of Al-Qaeda leader Abu Ayoub al-Jazaeri in Wadi Daiqa in the Shabwah province," the source told Yemen's state television.
The source, however, did not give further details about the militant's death.
Yemen recently launched attacks against what it says are Al-Qaeda elements in the southern Shabwah and Abyan provinces.
The country has been dogged by turmoil since pro-democracy protests in 2011 forced autocratic president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down after 33 years in power.
Earlier on Wednesday, a military source said the Yemeni army had managed to make major advances over the past few hours, killing a large number of Al-Qaeda militants.
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