Al Qaeda attack on Yemen army base kills 24

[Jackson]

Al Qaeda attack on Yemen army base kills 24

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Al Qaeda killed 16 soldiers in an attack on an army base in south Yemen on Friday, medical and military sources said, in a further show of strength by Islamist militants despite a U.S. campaign of drone strikes to neutralize them.

Militants tightened their hold on parts of Yemen during an uprising that ousted veteran president Ali Abdullah Saleh in February, raising concern for the security of top oil exporter Saudi Arabia next door and nearby shipping lanes.

Many Yemenis complain the U.S. focus on militants is a violation of sovereignty that is driving many towards al Qaeda and diverting attention from other pressing issues such as unemployment, corruption, water depletion and economic revival.

http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-attack-yemen-army-kills

 

[BecauseIKnow]

RIP to the Yemeni soldiers.

 

[BecauseIKnow]

Where are you going with this? I have a feeling you're gonna politicize it

 

[Jackson]

Yhe last paragraph makes me wonder if Yemen is going to blame this on us.

 

[Oddball]

Many Yemenis complain the U.S. focus on militants is a violation of sovereignty that is driving many towards al Qaeda and diverting attention from other pressing issues such as unemployment, corruption, water depletion and economic revival.

http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-attack-yemen-army-kills

And they're right.

 

[Jackson]

Many Yemenis complain the U.S. focus on militants is a violation of sovereignty that is driving many towards al Qaeda and diverting attention from other pressing issues such as unemployment, corruption, water depletion and economic revival.

http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-attack-yemen-army-kills

And they're right.

I think so, too!

 

[BecauseIKnow]

I'm against the drone programs. But neither President would end them. Also if he hadn't done these drone programs the same republicans would accuse him of giving in to the enemy. It's not right

 

[Jackson]

I'm against the drone programs. But neither President would end them. Also if he hadn't done these drone programs the same republicans would accuse him of giving in to the enemy. It's not right

It’s all about Saudi Arabia….

Militants tightened their hold on parts of Yemen during an uprising that ousted veteran president Ali Abdullah Saleh in February, raising concern for the security of top oil exporter Saudi Arabia next door and nearby shipping lanes.

Violence has intensified in the past few weeks with Washington stepping up drone, or pilotless aircraft, operations and militants carrying out retaliatory attacks on state and military targets.

Yemen's wealthier Gulf neighbors and Washington are concerned that al Qaeda and other Islamist militants operating in Yemen could pose a threat to Saudi Arabia and to nearby shipping channels.

Since Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was formed by Saudi and Yemeni militants in 2007, the group has carried out suicide attacks on Western tourists and foreign officials, sent a bomber into Saudi Arabia in an attempt to assassinate a senior prince and tried to place explosive packages on aircraft bound for the United States.

Islamist insurgents captured two southern cities, Jaar and Zinjibar, between March and May 2011, taking advantage of a security vacuum during the anti-Saleh revolt.

After Saleh quit, the army managed to remove militants with the help of U.S. missiles fired from air and sea. But local residents say militants still hold sway in some districts while the army controls only entry points well outside.