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 militants² 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, killing³ five militants and injuring three others," the official of Abyan's local government said on condition of anonymity⁴.

　　Five terrorists, including two al-Qaida's local commander, were confirmed killed in the strike, the official said.

　　Local residents said anonymously⁵ that the U.S. drone fired at least three missiles at a position suspected of being a militant¹ hideout and destroyed vehicles at the scene.

　　On Saturday, a U.S. drone raid killed 16 al-Qaida militants and five civilians⁷ 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 impoverished⁸ Arab country.

　　The United States has escalated⁹ 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 uproot¹⁰ the al-Qaida group in Yemen.

　　But critics said the drone strikes often violate international law and cause heavy civilian⁶ 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.

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1 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
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。

2 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
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。

3 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
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。

4 anonymity
n.the condition of being anonymous
参考例句：
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。

5 anonymously
ad.用匿名的方式
参考例句：
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。

6 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
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。

7 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
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。

8 impoverished
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
参考例句：
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》

9 escalated
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
参考例句：
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。

10 uproot
v.连根拔起，拔除；根除，灭绝；赶出家园，被迫移开
参考例句：
The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土，移居澳大利亚。 The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。

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