US Drone Strikes On Yemen Escalate -- The TelegraphAmerica has dramatically escalated its drone strikes war in Yemen with the tempo of attacks rising to parity with incidents in Pakistan since the installation of a new government this month.
President Barack Obama has authorised all but one of the estimated 44 drone strikes by the US in the troubled Arab state since 2002 and has overseen a rapid increase in attacks since last May with 26 incidents recorded.
The pace appears to be accelerating with nine attacks so far this year and at least five this month, including a strike last week near the terrorist hot bed of Zinjibar. Up to 30 militants were killed in three separate missile strikes on the town, eyewitnesses said.
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My Comment: It has been reported that Al Qaeda is moving from Pakistan to the mountains and remote regions of Yemen .... hence it should not be a surprise to see the drones following them.
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