Yemen - U.S. Airstrikes Reported - NYTimes.com Yemeni military officials said Sunday that American aircraft carried out four airstrikes in a southern province where Islamist militants control several towns. Two military officials said the airstrikes were aimed at Khanfar Mountain near the town of Jaar in Abyan Province, an area controlled by a group linked to Al Qaeda. American officials offered no comment. On Saturday, Yemeni officials said, American airstrikes killed at least 18 Qaeda-linked militants in Bayda Province.