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Suspected U.S. drone strike kills three alleged al Qaeda members in Yemen
2017-01-23
[CBSNEWS] Suspected U.S. dronezaps have killed three alleged al Qaeda operatives in Yemen’s southwestern Bayda province, security and tribal officials said, the first such killings reported in the country since Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
assumed the U.S. presidency Friday.

The two Saturday strikes killed Abu Anis al-Abi, an area field commander, and two others, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
as they were not authorized to release the information to journalists.

U.S. dronezaps against suspected al Qaeda targets have been commonplace in the years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, as a retaliatory measure against the group. The use of unmanned aircraft as well as air strikes in the Arab world’s poorest country rose dramatically under President Barack Obama
Republicans can come along for the ride, but they've got to sit in the back...
, with data from the Britannia-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism showing spikes in attacks, especially in 2012 and 2016.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Suspected U.S. dronezaps have killed three alleged al Qaeda operatives

Suspected and alleged.
It may not have happened.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-01-23 11:25  

#1  Three possibles for continuance of mission:

1. Leftover authorization from the Obama administration

2. New authorization under the Trump administration

3. Authorization by the IC “under the leadership of its senior professional personnel”, as per Senators Wyden, Leahy and Blumenthal.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-01-23 08:57  

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