Governmental war planes bombarded the farms and property of wanted Islamic militant leader Khaled Abdul Nabi in Jaar, Abyan.
Abdul Nabi has been considered the most powerful Islamic militant in Yemen since the late 1990's. This is the first time the government raid him directly.
Clashes have been ongoing in the province for the last seven hours and officials in Abyan said that three civilians have been killed in today's raids.
Over the last two weeks of clashes in Abyan, more than 200 people have been killed, a number of them due to US drone attacks.