More than 25 leaders from the Awaliq tribe, the tribe of Anwar Awlaqi, reached Jawf on Sunday to see the remains of the body of Anwar, however, no body resembling his was found.

Amongst those who went to the province was his father, a former minister and university dean.

Tribal leaders in Jawf told the family that Awlaqi was not killed in the attack.

Tribes in the province say there is no proof that Awlaqi was amongst the killed and DNA tests on the remains of the five killed can prove that.

An al-Qaeda senior leader also denied the claims that Awlaqi was killed and said that he will soon come out with a statement to prove that.

The Awaliq tribe has not officially announced the death of their fellow tribesman, Anwar.

Yemen and US announced that Awalqi was the prime target in the US drone attack last Friday.