Yemeni Troops Foil Attack On Base Used By US Drones -- Long War Journal
The Yemeni military today prevented a terrorist suicide attack, and possibly a suicide assault, on an airbase in Lahj province that houses US military trainers as well as unmanned US strike aircraft, or drones. From the Yemen Post:
The Yemeni army thwarted on Saturday a suicide attempt against al-Anad air force located in South Yemen in which US soldiers are existed.
Military sources said that a bomb car managed to infiltrate into al-Qaeda in Lahj governorate with the aim of carrying out an suicide bombing, pointing out that it planned to target US soldiers who train Yemeni troops on counterterrorism.
"The car was seized while it was hidden under trees and it was ready to be exploded" they added. "The bombs were defused and the investigation on the care are ongoing."
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Yemen thwarts attempt to target air base -- Yemen Post
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