A new US front against al Qaeda: Yemen

Murad — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:46:23 +0000

The United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front against the Al-Qaeda terror network in Yemen, accoding to The New York Times newspaper.

A year ago, the Central Intelligence Agency sent a number of its top field operatives with counter-terrorism experience to the country, the newspaper said.

At the same time, some of the most secretive special operations commandos have begun training Yemeni security forces in counter-terrorism tactics, the report said.

The Pentagon is to spend more than $70 million (£48.3m) over the next 18 months, and use teams of Special Forces to train and equip Yemeni military, Interior Ministry and coast guard forces.

Yemen civilians die in shellfire

Murad — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:24:31 +0000

A number of displaced Yemenis have been killed during a fight between the army and rebels at a camps run by the UN refugee agency, the agency has said. The UNHCR described women and children being among the dead and injured at al-Sam camp in Saada...

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A new US front against al Qaeda: Yemen

Yemen civilians die in shellfire