DONALD TRUMP fires first drone strike

                                                           

The US carried out "targeted drone strikes" in Yemen on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, killing a handful of Al Qaeda militants, according to a US official and the Pentagon. This is the first strike, Donald Trump will authorize after his inauguration.

According to Pentagon spokesman US Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, The strikes killed five al Qaeda operatives and took place in the town of al Bayda. 

Yemen is currently beset by a civil war between Houthi rebels, a minority Shia group from the north of the country, and the internationally recognized government, led by President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Saudi Arabia is leading a military intervention against the Houthis in support of the government.

"(Al Qaeda) is using the unrest in Yemen to provide a haven from which to plan future attacks against the US and its interests," Davis added, saying, "We remain committed to defeating (al Qaeda in Yemen) and denying it a safe haven."

Recall that Donal J. Trump promised to purge the world of Islamic Extremist, one can only imagine the steps the he is taking to achieve that.