Al Qaeda military leader Qassem al-Reni shouts behind bars after he was sentenced to five years in prison for taking part in a plot to assassinate the U.S ambassador to Sanaa and attack foreign embassies, in a Yemeni court in this file picture taken August 28, 2004. A Yemeni air strike on two cars killed at least six suspected al Qaeda militants, one of whom was Al-Reni, in northern Yemen on January 15, 2010, a Yemeni security official said. Picture taken August 28, 2004.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    SANAA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Six members of al-Qaida members, including two top regional leaders, were killed on Friday afternoon in a Yemeni air raid targeting their cars in northern Yemen, Defense Ministry reported.

    "Six al-Qaida militants were confirmed to be killed, including Kasim al-Raimy, the military leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and Amar Abadah, the leader of al-Qaida group in al-Jawf province," the ministry's statement quoted unidentified security officials as saying.

Al-Qaeda military leader in Yemen Qassem al-Reni, a Yemeni national, speaks in a video posted on Islamist websites in this file picture taken January 24, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>