Long War Journal: U.S. Has Launched 'More Than 100 Strikes Against AQAP' in 2017
Last week, after the US launched an airstrike in Yemen against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), FDD’s Long War Journal noted that US Central Command (CENTCOM) has consistently maintained since April 2017 that it has conducted more than 80 attacks against the terror group. Over the weekend, we inquired with CENTCOM to see if that number has changed, and received a response that “To date, the US has conducted more than 100 strikes against AQAP militants, infrastructure, fighting positions and equipment.”
In addition to the updated strike total for Yemen, the response is interesting as it notes that AQAP operatives are not the only target of the air campaign: the US military is also hitting the entirety of the network. This is important as AQAP is not merely a grouping of cells with a leadership that can easily be decapitated; it is a networked jihadist insurgency that seeks to overthrow the Yemeni state. This jihadist insurgency operates hand in hand with AQAP’s desire to attack the West.
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WNU Editor: 100 air strikes .... and one can only speculate on the number of ground operations .... and we have a situation where it is obvious that the U.S. is deeply involved in the Yemen conflict. But there has been no debate, very little media attention, and a perception that the U.S. public that does not care. I guess this is what 16 years of continuous war does to a nation.
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Sad but true
Remember the little 8 year old girl named Nora, the daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki a US cleric who was assassinated by the Obama Administration. She was killed by Seal Team 6 when they attacked a site in Yemen.
Her killing, as described in the news, seemed to be positioned as a collateral damage issue when in fact she could easily have been the primary target of the attack.
An 8 year old kid should be no threat to the USA but if allowed to get older she could become a rallying figure for further terrorist groups and accordingly some military experts and of course the President probably felt she needed to be put down.
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