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US jets continue raids in north Yemen
2009-12-16
The US military continues its air raids on Yemen's northern beleaguered regions, which have already been the target of joint Saudi-Yemen offensive against the Houthi fighters.

The US warplanes have launched air-strikes on the northern Yemeni regions for the third day on Tuesday, Houthi fighters said in a statement on Tuesday.

Based on the report, the air-raids targeted two mosques.

Citing US officials, The Daily Telegraph reported earlier that Washington has deployed its special forces to "train Yemeni army forces."

Houthi fighters however reported of at least 28 attacks which launched by "US modern fighter jets" on the northwestern province of Sa'ada on Monday.

The US military intervention in Yemen comes as Saudi Arabia is also lending full support to the Yemeni government's crackdown on the Houthi fighters.

Saudi Arabia began its offensive more than two months after the Yemeni government launched its "Operation Scotched Earth" to crush the fighters in the mountainous north.

The offensive has so far killed scores of civilians and left thousands displaced from their homes.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Now expect "Human Rights" NGOs (UN is one) to take an interest.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-12-16 13:15  

#5  Any way the US can be blamed an Obama can go apologize is another propaganda win for Iran and the rest of their cronies. The houtis will be receiving a few million within days
Posted by: chris   2009-12-16 11:59  

#4  US jets continue raids in north Yemen

That remind me of a title a while back:

SUV kills 3 in California.

No pilots, no drivers.
Posted by: Willy   2009-12-16 10:09  

#3  I thought we agreed yesterday that PressTV-Iran was weaving from one short thread a fabric, that the jets were manufactured in America but purchased and flown by the Saudi Air Force.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-12-16 09:35  

#2  1936 in Spain. There was a training ground in those days for bold men who could fly aircraft.

All but forgotten today...and young men who later went on to command squadrons in the US found in China that they could find work as well.

You practice your skills where you can find the opportunity.

Technicians of war dont have to follow an ideology. Skills are valuable. The ideas,an excuse. Its the ability they pay you for....the rest is for fools and parrots.

And a good mechanic is worth his weight in pure gold. Attitude and balls...that's what the pilot provides.
Posted by: Angleton9   2009-12-16 08:09  

#1  YJCMTSU. Well, actually you can if you are Iranian.
Posted by: ed   2009-12-16 00:13  

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