On Monday, 17 Al Qaeda militants were killed in a two-pronged attack by military units and civilians who took up arms against Al Qaeda south of the town of Lawder, officials said....

For several weeks, the Yemeni military has been on the attack against Al Qaeda, after a year during which the militants were largely unopposed in their takeover of cities and towns in the south. That came while Yemen was preoccupied with an internal power struggle, set off by huge demonstrations against longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh that eventually led to his resignation in February.  

Yeah, it's the protesters fault "Al-CIA-Duh" has taken over territory. 

I can only say I am SO SICK of this SLOP being passed off as news.

The new government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has made fighting Al Qaeda a top priority, but his drive has been hindered by resistance from cronies of Saleh, who are hanging onto key military posts and refusing to step down.

Saleh was long considered a US ally in the battle against Al Qaeda, but eventually Washington joined the chorus of opponents demanding that Saleh hand over power.

So Washington could get rid of an albatross and install another of their men.

Diplomats said Wednesday that a search has been renewed for a country that would accept Saleh in exile, to prevent him from further meddling. Gulf Arab states were one possibility.  

Some war criminals get the Hague, others exile on a sandy beach.

US officials usually do not comment on airstrikes like Wednesday’s, but White House counterterrorism official John Brennan acknowledged on Monday that the United States carries out attacks using unmanned drone aircraft against specific Al Qaeda terrorists, with the cooperation of a local government.  

Meaning we did this one, 'murkn!

Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen is considered one of its most dangerous and has been linked to several attempted attacks on US targets.

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