Yemen says raid kills 2 top al Qaeda militants

Awesome , Two more Al Qaida goat herders sploded to Pieces !
It always seems that whenever there is an Airstrike that kills a large number of people , the claim goes out that they were Innocent civilians , not to say that they were not but , when compensation is handed out on just a claim of innocence and Knowing that many Muslims do not believe that Al Qaida members are bad guys to begin with you have to wonder .




(Reuters) - An air strike on an al Qaeda position in southern Yemen on Sunday killed two top militants planning attacks, a Yemeni security official said.

"The raids ... killed two leading al Qaeda elements who were planning terrorist operations against vital installations in Yemen," the official said in a statement.

Yemen has stepped up its attacks on al Qaeda after the Yemen-based regional arm of the militant group claimed responsibility for a failed attempt to bomb a U.S.-bound plane in December.

But residents and opposition groups have said dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed in a December 17 air strike in which authorities had said more than 30 al Qaeda members were killed.

Earlier in March, the government expressed regret over the civilian deaths in that raid in south Yemen and said it would pay compensation to families of civilian victims.