Yemen says launches more air strikes on al Qaeda

And to celebrate the 5000 Post at Report on Arrakis , what better thing to here about than Al Qaida having their ass's handed to themselves , always a joy for us here and I'm sure for the Majority of you readers of ROA !

Yemen is another font line area for Al Qaida , and the Normal people of Yemen just don't want them there , so a good way to let them know this is through serious firepower in the form of Airstrikes .

I would rather see Al Qaida killed off a few here a few there , from airstrikes they just can't defend from !
Than from the little skirmishes here and there with the Military of whatever country they are terrorizing ,
though it is nice to read about , an Airstrike is just so much sweeter !

Allah Efing Ackbar bitches !



(Reuters) - Yemen carried out air strikes against what they said were al Qaeda targets in the south for a second day on Monday, and authorities in the north recovered the remains of five people whose identities were being checked.

There were no immediate reports of casualties following three strikes in Abyan province, where the government was targeting militants who may have been hiding in mountains dotted with caves, local officials and residents told Reuters.

"The air forces targeted with three raids the district of Lawdar in Abyan where there are believed to be al Qaeda elements," a local official told Reuters.

Abyan, where the state says it has been hunting al Qaeda, has seen an escalation in violence between southern separatists and government forces in recent weeks.

The government carried out a similar air strike there on Sunday, killing two top al Qaeda militants it said were planning attacks, although there was conflicting information about the death toll.

Yemen shot to the forefront of Western security concerns after the Yemen-based regional arm of al Qaeda claimed responsibility for a failed attempt to bomb a U.S.-bound plane in December.

Western allies and neighboring oil exporter Saudi Arabia fear al Qaeda is exploiting instability on multiple fronts in the impoverished country to recruit and train militants for attacks in the region and beyond.