6 al-Qaida militants die in Yemen air strike

The Globe & Mail said:

A Yemeni air strike on two cars killed at least six suspected al-Qaeda militants in northern Yemen on Friday, a Yemeni security official said.

“Two cars carrying eight dangerous al-Qaeda members were hit in an area between Saada and al-Jouf,” the security official told Reuters.

“Two may have survived and escaped”, he added.

“The group included Qassem al-Remi, Ayed al-Shabwani, Ammar al-Waeli, and Saleh al-Teys,” said the official, adding that the four are wanted by Yemeni and U.S. security.

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Yemen declared open war on al Qaeda on Thursday and warned its citizens against aiding the global militant group.

The impoverished Arab country has come under pressure to act against al-Qaeda since attacks on its two main allies, Saudi Arabia and the United States, by militants coming from Yemeni soil.

Saudi Arabia fears that instability in its populous neighbour will allow al-Qaeda militants to use safe havens there for attacks on the world's biggest oil exporter.

Six al-Qaeda militants die in Yemen air strike: official - The Globe and Mail

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Councilman said:

Does anyone else wonder how any military knows who they are firing on from the air?
I remember rumors back during the 1967 Israeli war that a picture was taken of General Moshe Dayan and you could read the time on his watch. That was 42 years ago and the U-2 had been around for 10 years and the SR-71 was two years old as far as we know.

We know the Predator has made attacks but we don't know how good they see. But if we just look at Google Earth's capabilities we can extrapolate that we are being watched like most would not believe.

I know for a fact that some of the technology shown in movies that the use of heat sensors and gamma ray devices allows the viewing of occupants of even masonry buildings, making privacy a thing of the past. I know this can be done at street level because I have seen it, but I wonder if they can be done from high altitude or even space.

As far as killing the bad guys the more the merrier, and I wish a get tough kick policy was what we had in stead of the touchy feely crap Obama started spewing. He's heavy into his usual double speak now. Walk softly and talk tough and do only enough to fake the believers into thinking he's on their side. The question becomes which believers side is he really on.

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AgentM said:

Its good to see that the Yemeni government is finally stepping up to the plate on this issue! Hopefully the US and Saudis can provide Yemen with assistance on this if the Yemeni gov't requests it.

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