Reports suggest a new military operation is taking place to rescue a US hostage held by al-Qaeda in Yemen.
Details of the bid to free UK-born journalist Luke Somers are unclear.
It comes as Yemeni officials said nine alleged al-Qaeda militants had died in a drone strike believed to have been carried out by the US in Shabwa province.
Mr Somers, who was abducted in 2013, has appeared in a video appealing for help.
The US says it tried - but failed - to rescue him last month.
Mr Somers, 33, worked as a journalist and photographer for local news organisations. His material appeared on international news outlets, including the BBC News website.
The video of him released this week also shows a member of al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP) threatening to kill Mr Somers unless unspecified demands are met.
AQAP is regarded by the US as one of the deadliest offshoots of al-Qaeda.
The group is based in eastern Yemen and has built up support amid the unrest which has beset the impoverished country since the overthrow of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2011.
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