Yemen official: US drones kill 12 in 3 airstrikes

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- The U.S. has sharply escalated its drone war in Yemen, with military officials in the Arab country reporting 34 suspected al-Qaida militants killed in less than two weeks, including three strikes on Thursday alone in which a dozen died.

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Thursday's first reported drone attack hit a car carrying suspected militants in the district of Wadi Ubaidah, about 175 kilometers (109 miles) east of Sanaa, and killed six, a security official said.

Badly burned bodies lay beside their vehicle, according to the official. Five of the dead were Yemenis, while the sixth was believed to be of another Arab nationality, he said.

The second drone attack killed three alleged militants in the al-Ayoon area of Hadramawt province in the south, the official said. The third, also in Hadramawt province, killed three more suspected militants in the al-Qutn area, he added.

All the airstrikes targeted cars, added the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_YEMEN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-08-17-57-08

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. USA's drones are really pissing the World off.

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from the link:

Johnsen said the U.S. faces a major problem in Yemen when it comes to intelligence gathered on the ground. By relying solely on cellphone calls and other intercepts, chances are increased that a drone strike could merely target a tribesmen who once called an al-Qaida figure, rather than a militant, he said.

"The U.S. is firing missiles into a country, if not blindly, maybe just one-eyed." he added.

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In Sanaa's cafes and on its public transportation, the drones were a popular topic of conversation, prompting fear and even some dark humor.

"These aircraft are really scaring people here," said Mohammed al-Mohandis, a teacher, who added that he and his friends heard the drone while chewing leaves of qat, the mild stimulant plant that is addictively used in Yemen.

Al-Mohandis even joked with his buddies that someone could have planted an electronic chip on them. "Watch out, or you are finished!" he said, drawing laughter.
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How is it that the USA is getting away with bombing people all over the World?

especially on dubious "intelligence"

MIC is friggen out of control

CC

[Eugene]

2. Yemen: (at least 14) 'Militants' die in fresh drone strikes

Source: BBC

8 August 2013 Last updated at 22:53 GMT

Yemen: 'Militants' die in fresh drone strikes

At least 14 suspected al-Qaeda militants have been killed in Yemen in three drone strikes presumed carried out by the US, officials say.

The number of such strikes in Yemen has been stepped up over the past month.

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In the latest strike on Thursday evening, Yemeni officials told BBC Arabic that a drone targeted a group of suspected militants, killing four of them in Wadi al-Jadd in the southern province of Hadramout.

Two strikes earlier in the day in Marib and Hadramout provinces killed 10 suspected militants, the security officials said.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23620373

[jtuck004]

3. Well, maybe militants. Since all the press about our killing innocent babies and children, they

redefined the target definition.

Now they just have to "look" of age to join the military to be considered legitimate targets. Which, presumably, would be about 15.

USA! USA! USA!

[geek tragedy]

4. Something has changed on the ground in Yemen recently, what is it?

[Lasher]

5. Here is one thing

US Fears Al Qaeda Leader Behind Yemen Plot Could Get Help From Escaped Prisoners

Interpol reports there have been at least nine major prison breaks in just the last month, including in Iraq, where 500 were freed two jailbreaks in Iraq. In Libya, more than 1,000 prisoners, some of them suspected terrorists, were freed from a jail in Benghazi. And in Pakistan, a Taliban jailbreak freed nearly 250 convicts.

“It’s possible they could be suicide bombers or become combatants,” said Michael Chertoff, former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. “Authorities are concerned some may have bomb-making capabilities as well.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/08/u-s-fears-al-qaeda-leader-behind-yemen-plot-could-get-help-from-escaped-prisoners/

[DeSwiss]

6. ''We have always been at war with Eastasia.''

- Earth, the planet where barbarians have nukes......

K&R

[Lugal Zaggesi]

7. Robotic drones are too far from suspected militants, causing lots of collateral damage

The Pentagon wants killer robots that can get closer to suspected militants - like Terminator Robots -

before they cause lots of collateral damage.