Thursday, December 24, 2009

Dozens Of Suspected Al Qaeda Killed In Yemen Airstrike

Thirty-four suspected Al-Qaeda members were killed in an air raid launched at dawn on Thursday by the Yemeni army. Photo AFP

Yemeni Air Strike Kills 30, Targets Home Of Cleric Linked To Ft. Hood Attack -- Washington Post

SANAA, YEMEN -- Yemeni forces killed at least 30 suspected militants in an air strike early Thursday morning on an alleged al-Qaeda hide-out in southeastern Yemen, the second such assault in the past week, according to Yemeni security and government sources.

The strike appeared to target the home of Anwar al-Aulaqi, the extremist Yemeni-American preacher linked to the suspected gunman in the Fort Hood army base attack in November.

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More News On Yemen

Dozens killed in Yemen air strike on al-Qaeda suspects
-- BBC
Report: Dozens of militants killed in Yemen air strike -- CNN
Yemen Says Warplanes Raided al-Qaida Meeting, Killing 30 -- Voice of America
34 suspected Al-Qaeda'killed in Yemen air strike' -- AFP
Factbox: Who is Anwar al-Awlaki? -- National Post
FACTBOX - Yemen targets deadly al Qaeda wing -- Reuters

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