Yesterday’s report that the US killed eight in a combined drone and warplane attack on a Yemeni police station in the southern town of Wadyia has been dramatically revised upwards, with reports now putting the death toll at 50.
Yemeni reports say that the police station, which had been taken over by an opposition faction (which controls much of that province) and some media outlets termed all 50 slain as “al-Qaea militants,” though obviously their identities could not be confirmed.
The Ansar al-Sharia, the opposition faction in question, is accused of having close ties with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. They are also accused of having designs on taking over the major city of Aden, though their ability to do so is still very much in doubt.
At the same time, Yemen’s military is hard at work attacking civilian protestersm with attacks on the city of Taiz killing seven and wounding 30. The military’s inability to retake the south even as it continues to attack peaceful demonstrations has led many in the opposition to conclude the loss of territory was deliberate to bring the US into the civil war on their side. Still the military has made efforts to retake those towns, and has failed miserably, so the simpler explanation may be weakness rather than a ploy.
rofl who isn't alqaida? these wars are a joke. bankrupting us and killing thousands around the world so a few rich contractors can make even more money.
Yeah but see it this way those 50 women and children were all Al Qaeda operatives. Or at least, they were thinking about joining.
Amerika along with israel are without a doubt, the most vicious, ruthless and lawless terrorist organizations on the planet. And quite possibly the universe.
I hate the American government with very few exceptions.I hope they fail and lose evey war they illegaly fight.They talk about a draft to fight illegal wars.The only wars that are right is when your country is illegaly invaded.The American soldiers following orders that go against the constitution they swore to uphold are the terrorists.9/11 was a lie inside job anyone that thinks diffewrent needs there brains blown out because they obviously dont work.