A US drone strike has destroyed a car traveling in the southeastern Maarib Province on Yemen today, killing six people, all of whom the Yemeni government dubbed “al-Qaeda” suspects.
The killings are a continuation of the ramshackle US-Yemeni offensive across Yemen, which has killed large numbers of people, virtually none of whom have been identified, in the past couple of weeks.
While each attack has Yemen raising hopes they killed a “al-Qaeda leader,” so far those beliefs have not panned out. The attacks have also sparked fears of retaliatory strikes, leading the US to close its embassy in Sanaa.
Though the move was described as merely precautionary, violence is rocking the Yemeni capital again today, with a gunbattle reported outside the presidential palace. The attackers were not believed to be al-Qaeda, but rather one of the many tribal factions aggrieved by the US-backed government’s policies.
The regime in Yemen is a mouthpiece for the USG. The six people killed in the
US drone strike were (suspected) al-Qaeda. Forget about Due process, just being
a (suspect) is all that it takes to get wasted by the Obama crew in DC. I seem
to recall this man (won) the Nobel Peace Prize a few years ago.
The US is determined to destroy Yemen at any cost.