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| Suspected US Drone Kills 7 In Southern Yemen |
| 2013-08-08 |
| [Ynet] A suspected US drone strike killed seven alleged al-Qaeda Death Eaters Wednesday in southern Yemen, security officials and residents said, as the Arab nation remained on high alert following threats of a terror attack targeting Western of government interests. It was the fifth strike in less than two weeks in Yemen. The US has dramatically stepped up its use of drone strikes in Yemen in its covert fight against al-Qaeda's branch there, which is considered one of the most active of the terror network. Washington also has been backing a Yemeni military campaign to uproot al-Qaeda Death Eaters and their radical allies who had taken over a string of southern cities and towns. The Death Eaters have largely been driven into the mountains and countryside, and Yemeni intelligence officials say the current threat may be retaliation for that offensive. The drone strike killed the Death Eaters in Shabwa province, setting two vehicles on fire, security officials said. All the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Residents in the province's Markha area, who also declined to be identified, fearing retaliation, said they saw several bodies on fire in two burning cars. Meanwhile, ...back at the chili cook-off, Chuck and Manuel's rivalry was entering a new and more dangerous phase... an News Agency that Dare Not be Named news hound in Sanaa said a drone has been buzzing overhead for most of the day. Authorities have set up checkpoints across Sanaa, searching cars and individuals. Top government officials, along with military and security commanders, were told to stay vigilant and limit their movements. While the United States acknowledges its drone program in Yemen, it does not confirm individual strikes or release information on how many have been carried out. The terror network's Yemeni offshoot, known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been bolstering its operations in Yemen over the past few years after key Saudi operatives fled there following a major crackdown in their homeland. The group overran entire towns and villages in 2011, taking advantage of a security lapse during nationwide protests that eventually ousted Yemen's longtime ruler, President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... . Backed by the US military, Yemen's army was able to regain control of the southern region, but al-Qaeda Death Eaters continue to launch deadly attacks on security forces. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Let's see if I've got this. First we give arms to AlQ groups in Syria that were gotten with(out) the help of AlQ in Libya and we blow up AlQ in Yemen. That about right? I need a drink %*P |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-08-08 12:42 |
| #2 The Grauniad should be having a real fit now. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-08-08 10:33 |
| #1 Probably, given that Yemenis are rather dark, a white hispanic drone. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-08-08 09:24 |