Yemen seeks US drones to fight al-Qaeda

Request comes despite growing anger in country over civilian deaths in US drone strikes.

Yemen’s interim president has asked the US to provide his country with unmanned aircraft to fight against al-Qaeda.

The request comes as anger is growing at drone strikes which many Yemenis say killed more civilians than fighters.

Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Sana’a.

Source: Al Jazeera

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