美军无人机杀死5名恐怖嫌疑人
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ADEN, Yemen, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Five al-Qaida militants 2 were killed on Sunday morning when a U.S. drone carried out an attack against a terrorist training center in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, a government official told Xinhua.
"The U.S. drone targeted an al-Qaida-held training center in Abyan's mountainous region of Mahfad, killing 3 five militants and injuring three others," the official of Abyan's local government said on condition of anonymity 4.
Five terrorists, including two al-Qaida's local commander, were confirmed killed in the strike, the official said.
Local residents said anonymously 5 that the U.S. drone fired at least three missiles at a position suspected of being a militant 1 hideout and destroyed vehicles at the scene.
On Saturday, a U.S. drone raid killed 16 al-Qaida militants and five civilians 7 in Yemen's southeastern province of al-Bayda, according to a Yemeni army officer.
The Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot has frequently launched revenge attacks on local targets, military and foreign missions in the impoverished 8 Arab country.
The United States has escalated 9 its drone strikes on suspected al-Qaida targets in Yemen since President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi took office in February 2012 after a UN-backed deal removed former President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power.
Last month the White House pledged to continue to support the anti-terrorism efforts of Hadi's government that aims to uproot 10 the al-Qaida group in Yemen.
But critics said the drone strikes often violate international law and cause heavy civilian 6 casualties. Last December, a U.S. drone strike mistakenly hit a wedding party in Yemen's southeastern province of al-Bayda, killing 11 Yemeni civilians and wounding another 21.
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.the condition of being anonymous
- Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
- Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。
ad.用匿名的方式
- The manuscripts were submitted anonymously. 原稿是匿名送交的。
- Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 536 teachers anonymously. 方法采用自编“中小学教师职业压力问卷”对536名中小学教师进行无记名调查。
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化
- the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
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