L.A. Times: Iran-backed rebels loot Yemen files about U.S. spy operations
Secret files held by Yemeni security forces that contain details of American intelligence operations in the country have been looted by Iran-backed militia leaders, exposing names of confidential informants and plans for U.S.-backed counter-terrorism strikes, U.S. officials say.
U.S. intelligence officials believe additional files were handed directly to Iranian advisors by Yemeni officials who have sided with the Houthi militias that seized control of Sana, the capital, in September, which led the U.S.-backed president to flee to Aden.
For American intelligence networks in Yemen, the damage has been severe. Until recently, U.S. forces deployed in Yemen had worked closely with President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi’s government to track and kill Al Qaeda operatives, and President Obama had hailed Yemen last fall as a model for counter-terrorism operations elsewhere.
Update: Yemen rebels gained access to secret US files – report -- RT
WNU Editor: The bad news from Yemen just keeps on getting worse.
2 comments:
so why didn't our brilliant intelligence service destroy the files before evacuating Yemen? Inquiring minds want to know.
Oh no doubt the files are full of miss-information designed to make the terrorists turn on each other and so self destruct.
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