Sources: U.S. Pulling Last Of Its Special Operations Forces Out Of Yemen

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How Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen has made al Qaeda stronger – and richer (reuters, Apr 8, 2016)
http://reut.rs/1YiuWYA


Sources: U.S. pulling last of its Special Operations forces out of Yemen (CNN, March 21, 2015)
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/21/politics/yemen-unrest/index.html





U.S. Forces Evacuate Yemen After Al Qaeda Seizes City (nbcnews, March 21, 2015)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-forces-evacuate-yemen-after-al-qaeda-seizes-city-n327781

"About 100 U.S. Special Operations Forces have been ordered to evacuate Yemen because of a dramatic increase in sectarian violence, sources told NBC News on Saturday.

The U.S. commandos, including Green Berets and Navy Seals, have been training Yemeni military forces in counterterrorism operations, but the Americans have not been involved in direct ground combat maneuvers against militants.

The move comes as al Qaeda fighters captured the capital of a southern Yemen province late Friday, leading to the deaths of about 20 soldiers, Reuters reported. Earlier, four suicide bombers hit a pair of crowded mosques in the capital of Sanaa, killing at least 137 people and injuring more than 300 others, officials said.

The American forces in Yemen have also been gathering intelligence to target al Qaeda-linked terrorists and other militants for U.S. airstrikes in the region...."





Al Qaeda Driven Out of Yemen City After Killing 20 Soldiers (nbcnews, March 21, 2015)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/al-qaeda-driven-out-yemen-city-after-killing-20-soldiers-n327766

"Al Qaeda fighters captured the capital of a province in southern Yemen late on Friday, killing about 20 soldiers, before they were driven out by the army, local officials and residents said. The fighting came hours after suicide bombers killed 137 people in the national capital Sanaa, in coordinated attacks claimed by ISIS, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls swathes of Syria and Iraq.

Fighters from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were forced to withdraw late on Friday night from al-Houta after holding it for several hours, the officials and residents said. Two army brigades then entered the city, capital of Lahj Province. There were no reports of any militant casualties...."





ISIS hackers call for homegrown ‘jihad’ against U.S. military, posts names and addresses of 100 service members (dailynews, March 21, 2015)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/isis-hackers-call-jihad-u-s-military-article-1.2157749

"Islamic State hackers have posted the personal details of 100 U.S. service members they claim took part in the bombing of ISIS targets in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan – and called on homegrown radicals to strike back. The group calling itself Islamic State Hacking Division allegedly gathered the dossier from cracked military databases and made an open call for “jihad against the crusaders” using JustPaste.it, a Polish-based social network favored by ISIS propagandists.

“These Kuffar that drop bombs over Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Khurasan and Somalia are from the same lands that you reside in, so when will you take action?” the group asks. “Know that it is wajib for you to kill these kuffar! and now we have made it easy for you by giving you addresses, all you need to do is take the final step, so what are you waiting for? Kill them in their own lands, behead them in their own homes, stab them to death as they walk their streets thinking they are safe…” 

The black flag entry is a self-styled terrorist WikiLeaks titled “Target: United States Military.” It lists the name, unit and address of 100 U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines – many of them pilots – along with headshots of each. One of the targeted is a Navy aviator from upstate New York. “You crusaders that fight the Islamic State, we say to you: ‘Die in your rage!’” the ISIS post said. 

The Pentagon told the Daily News it is investigating the threat. "I can't confirm the validity of the information, but we are looking into it," a Department of Defense spokeswoman said. "The safety of our service members is always a concern.""





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