A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber flies over northern Iraq after conducting air strikes in Syria against ISIL targets September 27, 2014. REUTERS/Handout
The Atlantic: American Airstrikes Become Deadlier
Recent U.S. attacks on terrorist camps in three different countries have yielded much higher casualty counts than usual.
An American airstrike on an al-Qaeda training camp in southern Yemen killed at least 50 fighters on Tuesday, according to the Pentagon and local reports. “The attack took place as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) recruits queued for dinner at the camp, west of the port city of Mukalla on Yemen’s south coast,” Reuters reported.
The episode was the latest large-scale attack in a series that, over the past month, has included the bombing of an al-Shabaab training facility in Somalia, which killed 150 people, and strikes against an Islamic State camp in Libya, which killed more than 40 people, including two Serbian hostages.
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WNU Editor: It looks like U.S. rules of engagement have been changed when it comes to targeting Al Qaeda or Islamic State targets.
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