title: U.S. military says airstrikes kill five al Qaeda militants in Yemen
text: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it carried out airstrikes on Nov. 20 in Yemen s al Bayda province that killed five militants from al Qaeda s affiliate there, including Mujahid al-Adani, whom it described as one of the group s leaders.  Al-Adani maintained a significant influence within AQAP as well as close ties to other AQAP senior leaders,  the U.S. military s Central Command said in a statement, using an acronym for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. 