Yemen Admits That The U.S. Has Conducted Airstrikes Against Al Qaeda In Their Country

Yemen's Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi.
The Minister said the US strikes were suspended in December. Press TV

Yemen: U.S. Has Carried Out Airstrikes In Yemen -- CNN

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- The United States has carried out airstrikes in Yemen, Yemen's foreign minister told a pan-Arab newspaper in an interview published Thursday, marking that government's first official confirmation of a U.S. military role in its fight against terrorism.

Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told the Saudi-owned Al-Hayat newspaper that the air strikes ended in December because the "Yemeni government ascertained they weren't achieving results."

Al-Qirbi also told the newspaper that combating al Qaeda "is the responsibility of the security and counterterrorism forces in Yemen."

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More News On Yemen Admitting The U.S. Airstrikes Have Occurred In their Country

Yemen FM confirms US strikes on Qaeda -- AFP
Yemen ended U.S. strikes at al-Qaida -- UPI
Sana'a admits US military role in Yemen -- Press TV (Iran)
U.S. Strikes on Al-Qaeda Targets in Yemen "Result in Nothing' – Al-Qirbi -- Yemen Post
FACTBOX-Security developments in Yemen -- Reuters
Yemen's al-Qaeda Fight Raises Complex Challenges for the U.S. -- Time Magazine

My Comment: I am not surprised that US airstrikes have occurred in Yemen .... I am surprised that Yemen had them stopped in December 2009. Considering how much the international threat level has risen because of Yemen in the past 6 months, I am sure there are many in Washington and elsewhere who may want to revisit this 'no-strike' order from the Yemeni Government.