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US Navy Seal Killed, Several Injured in a Raid on Al-Bayda, Which Killed 41 Yemenis, Including 8 Women and 8 Children
January 30, 2017
Editor's Note:
The war in Yemen is fought internally by the forces of the elected President, Hadi, and the allied Houthi-Salih forces. The Hadi forces are supported by the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces, which are also supported by the United States. The Houthi-Salih forces are supported by Iran, which is also supported by Russia.
Thus the war in Yemen has its internal, regional, and global rivals, who are interested in keeping it going on for their own benefits (of course, no body cares about the dispensable, cannon-fodder Yemenis).
The larger context for understanding the Yemeni war (and other wars in Syria and Iraq) is that it contributes to the implementation of the Zionist-Israeli plan of destroying the Arab Middle Eastern states in preparation for the establishment of the greater Israeli empire, from the Nile of Egypt to the Euphrates of Iraq.
For a background, read:
Zionist Creative Destruction of the Middle East for the Benefit of the Apartheid Israeli Regime
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| Yemeni children who were victims of the US raid on Al-Bayda, on January 29, 2017 m | Wreckage of a US Apache helicopter, which participated in raids on Al-Bayda, Yemen, January 29, 2017 |
U.S. Forces Kill 14 Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
An estimated 14 al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula were killed yesterday during a raid by U.S. forces in Yemen, according to a U.S. Central Command news release issued today.
One U.S. service member died of wounds suffered in the raid, and three others were wounded, the release said.
The names of the deceased and wounded service members are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin, the release said.
A U.S. military aircraft assisting in the operation experienced a hard landing at a nearby location, resulting in an additional U.S. injury, according to the Centcom release. That aircraft was unable to fly after the landing. The aircraft was then intentionally destroyed in place.
The raid is one in a series of aggressive moves in Yemen and worldwide, according to the Centcom release. Similar operations have produced intelligence on al-Qaida logistics, recruiting and financing efforts.
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The following news stories are from the pro-Saudi website Al-Masdar ( http://www.almasdaronline.com/category/42 ):
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At least, 8 children and 8 women were killed in the US raid on Yakla village of Al-Bayda, Yemen, on January 29, 2017
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Al-Qaeda shot down two US helicopters in US military raid in
al Bayda
ALMASDARONLINE,
2017-01-29T21:53:23
Al-Qaeda elements shot down two Apache helicopters in confrontations
against US forces waged a military raid in
Yakla village of al Bayda governorate, central
Yemen, on Sunday.
A local source told Almasdaronline that the
helicopters were shot down in Sahom Mount, near Al Rajeh area, while the
US forces rescued the pilots and the helicopters were destroyed.
Early on Sunday, the US forces launched airstrikes and a ground raid in
Qaifah district in al Bayda governorate, killing al Qaeda leader Abdul
Rauf al Thahab and two others, in addition to
40 other people, including women and children.
A source tells Almasdaronline details of the US military raid
in al Bayda, central Yemen
ALMASDARONLINE,
2017-01-29T21:40:19
A local source from Yakla village of Qaifah district in al Bayda
governorate, central Yemen, has given the details of the US military
raid, which led to the killing of al Qaeda leader Abdul Rauf al Thahab,
as well as other militants.
The source told Almasdaronline that
dozens of Apache helicopters and unmanned
aircrafts flew to the village at two o'clock Sunday
morning.
The source pointed out that the helicopters
began striking with rockets a school, mosque, clinic and prison;
the sites of al Qaeda militants in the village.
“The
helicopters, then, dropped commandos in the village, who, after few
minutes, were attacking Abdul Rauf al Thahab house, and fierce fighting
with the militants flared up, and violent explosions were heard”.
According to the source, the fighter jets were bombing with thermal
machine guns al Thahab’s house and other al Qaeda presumed locations.
“It was a lightning operation, and the US soldiers returned to
their fighter jets, and the fighting was over”. The source added.
“The military operation resulted in the killing of
Abdul Rauf al Thahab and his brother Sultan,
in addition to 40 others, mostly al Qaeda militants, including
six women and three children”.
The source also said that there were casualties among the US
soldiers, whom were seen carrying bodies to the helicopters.
However, the source did not mention a specific toll for the casualties.
The source noted that dozens
were injured in the violent attack and the death toll
could increase.
It is noteworthy that this operation, the first
of its kind, came days after the US president Donald Trump
assumed office.
Al Tahab was the popular resistance
leader in the war against the Houthi group militants and the forces
loyal to the former president Saleh in Qaifah district since the
beginning of 2015.
The Apache fighter jets and US drones were
flying heavily on the districts of al Bayda during the last night, but
did not launch any airstrike.
http://www.almasdaronline.com/article/88421
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16 civilians killed in U.S. air raid
against al-Qaeda in Yemen
Digital Journal, Agence France-Presse, January 30, 2017
The first major military action of Donald Trump's presidency in Yemen killed dozens of al-Qaeda militants and 16 civilians on Sunday.
Agence France-Presse
reports elite U.S. forces launched a dawn raid against suspected
al-Qaeda fighters in the Yakla region of al-Bayda province. Local
officials said 41 militants and 16
civilians — eight women and eight children — were killed
as helicopters fired missiles and machine guns into local homes.
Unmanned aerial drones were also possibly involved in the raid. Al
Jazeera
reports at least six homes were destroyed and a number of civilians
remain trapped under the rubble. A provincial official said U.S.
helicopters also attacked a school, a mosque and a medical facility
being used by al-Qaeda fighters.
"The operation began at dawn when a drone
bombed the home of [al-Qaeda leader] Abdulraouf al-Dhahab, and then
helicopters flew up and unloaded paratroopers at his house and killed
everyone inside," one resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
told Middle East Eye. "Next, the gunmen opened fire at the US
soldiers who left the area, and the helicopters bombed the gunmen and a
number of homes and led to a large number of casualties."
One of the children killed in the
raid was the eight-year-old daughter of U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar
al-Awlaki, who was
killed by a U.S. drone strike in 2011. His son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki
— an innocent American 16-year-old from Denver, Colorado, was killed in
another drone strike two weeks later while he dined at an outdoor
restaurant in his ancestral homeland.
"She was hit with a bullet in her neck and
suffered for two hours", the slain eight-year-old's grandfather told
Middle East Eye. "Why kill children? This is the new
administration, it's very sad, a big crime."
According to
data from the London-based Bureau for Investigative Journalism, one
of the world's foremost authorities on civilian casualties caused by
U.S. drone strikes, the death toll from the first air strike of Trump's
tenure killed as many children as the more than 150 previous strikes,
dating back to 2002, combined.
The U.S. military said 14 militants and one
U.S. service member — a
Navy SEAL — were killed in Sunday's action. "Americans are saddened
this morning with news that a life of a heroic service member has been
taken in our fight against the evil of radical Islamic terrorism,"
President Donald Trump said in response to the first troop death of his
presidency. Trump did not mention the first 16 civilians killed under
his command.
Under Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, the
U.S. dramatically increased drone strikes against suspected members of
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), considered by Washington to be
the most dangerous al-Qaeda branch. The U.S. has also
backed a brutal Saudi-led military intervention in support of the
internationally-recognized government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour
Hadi against Houthi rebels who seized control of the north of the
country after insurgents forced longtime US-backed dictator Ali Abdullah
Saleh from power in 2011. Saudi air strikes have killed thousands of
Yemeni civilians, breeding resentment and hostility in one of the
world's poorest countries toward not only the Saudi dictatorship but
also its backers in Washington and London.
At the same time the United States is bombing Yemen and supporting Saudi bombing that has caused hundreds of thousands of Yemenis to flee for their lives, the Trump administration has placed Yemen on a list of seven mostly Muslim countries whose citizens are now temporarily banned from seeking refuge in or even traveling to the United States. No Yemeni citizen, or any citizen from any of the seven banned nations — all of which have been bombed by the United States — has ever carried out a fatal terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Neighboring Saudi Arabia, by contrast, is home to 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers, but is not included on Trump's banned list.
Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/16-civilians-killed-in-usa-air-strikes-against-al-qaeda-in-yemen/article/484744#ixzz4XFQQGt4q***
The following news stories are from the anit-Saudi website Al-Motamar (http://www.almotamarenglish.net/):
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PM meets
leadership of GFYWTU
Sunday, 22-January-2017
Prime Minister
Dr. Abdul Aziz bin Habtoor, met on Sunday with Secretary General of the
General Federation of Yemen Workers' Trade Unions (GFYWTU) Ali Bamehison
and a number of the Union's members.
The meeting discussed the
situation of workers, particularly with regard to salaries, wages and
the efforts exerted by the government to pay salaries of the state
staff, the public and mixed sectors and workers.
Saudi warplanes hit
Taiz, Mareb
Sunday, 22-January-2017
Saudi aggression warplanes
launched on Sunday five airstrikes on Mocha district of Taiz province, a
military official said on Sunday.
The enemy's warplanes also
launched one airstrike on Serwah
Victims of Saudi
aggression massacre on Baqem rise to 5 martyrs
Saturday,
21-January-2017
The death toll of the Saudi brutal aggression's
massacre in Al-Mughram area of Baqem district in Sa'ada province rose to
five martyrs, a security official said on Saturday.
The Saudi
aggression fighter jets waged two strikes on a house in Baqem district,
which led to the killing of five citizens, including two children and a
women, the official said.
The official condemned the continuation
of the Saudi-led aggression coalition in bombing citizens' homes and
committing the heinous massacres against Yemeni people in light of a
shameful international complicity.
Saudi aggression
fighter jets wage 20 strikes on Nehm
Saturday, 21-January-2017
The Saudi aggression fighter jets launched on Saturday 20 strikes on
several areas in Nehm district of Sana'a province, a security official
said.
The strikes hit Bani Faraj and Yam Mountain areas, causing
heavy damage to citizens' houses and properties.
Cabinet confirms
Government's support to army, popular forces
Saturday,
21-January-2017
The Cabinet on Saturday confirmed the National
Salvation Government's support through all available means to the army
and popular forces in the battle of defending Yemeni people's
sovereignty and dignity.
During its meeting chaired by Prime
Minister Dr. Abdul Aziz bin Habtoor, the cabinet discussed the
government's role in supporting the steadfastness of front lines.
The meeting reviewed the heroic performance and legendary
steadfastness of the army and popular forces in confronting the
Saudi-aggression and its mercenaries in fighting fronts.
Cabinet confirms
Government's support to army, popular forces
Saturday,
21-January-2017
The Cabinet on Saturday confirmed the National
Salvation Government's support through all available means to the army
and popular forces in the battle of defending Yemeni people's
sovereignty and dignity.
During its meeting chaired by Prime
Minister Dr. Abdul Aziz bin Habtoor, the cabinet discussed the
government's role in supporting the steadfastness of front lines.
The meeting reviewed the heroic performance and legendary
steadfastness of the army and popular forces in confronting the
Saudi-aggression and its mercenaries in fighting fronts.
2 children, mother
killed in Saudi aggression airstrikes on Nehm
Friday,
20-January-2017
At least three members of a family were killed and
eight others wounded, when US-Saudi aggression fighter jets dropped on
Friday a cluster bomb on the family house in Nehm district of Sana'a
province, an official said.
The victims were two children and a
mother, while the injured were rushed to hospital.
The air strike
left heavy damage to ten of citizen's houses and properties in Dabawah
area of the same district.
Saudi aggression
fighter jets launch 6 strikes on Nehm
Friday, 20-January-2017
Saudi aggression fighter jets waged six strikes on Nehm district of
Sana'a province on Friday, an official said.
The strikes hit Yam
Mountains for the second time in 24 hours, leaving heavy damage to
citizens' houses and properties.
Saudi aggression
warplanes kill two citizens in Sana'a
Friday, 20-January-2017
At least two citizens were killed and others injured when the Saudi
aggression fighter jets waged a series of strikes on al-Sawadah area in
Sanhan district of Sana'a province overnight, an official said on
Friday.
The brutal strikes also caused heavy destruction in
citizens' houses and properties.
Saudi aggression
warplanes wage two raids on Mareb
Friday, 20-January-2017
Saudi aggression fighter jets waged on Friday strikes on Serwah district
of Mareb province, an official said.
The warplanes hit al-Najd
area twice, left heavy destruction in citizens' properties
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