Clandestine War In Yemen?

AFIO Weekly Intelligence Notes #42-10 dated 9 November 2010 US Involvement in Yemen Edging Toward ‘Clandestine War.’ President Obama is pledging stepped-up military and economic cooperation with Yemen in response to last week’s foiled terrorist operation aboard cargo planes that originated in the country. An initial response to Mr. Obama’s promise to step up the [...]

More US Troops To Yemen

- The Wall Street Journal – January 28, 2010 Pentagon to Send More Special Forces to Yemen Officials say the additional troops could be a significant increase above the roughly 200 special forces personnel who are currently in Yemen at any one time. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is assigning more special forces personnel to Yemen [...]

US Secret OPs With Yemen

- FOXNews.com – January 27, 2010 U.S. in Secret Joint Operations With Yemeni Troops U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops, Fox News confirmed. U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops, Fox News confirmed. Yemeni troops in [...]

SF to Yemen

- The Wall Street Journal – January 28, 2010 Pentagon to Send More Special Forces to Yemen Officials say the additional troops could be a significant increase above the roughly 200 special forces personnel who are currently in Yemen at any one time. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is assigning more special forces personnel to Yemen [...]

Yemeni Terrorist Threat Exaggerated?

Yemeni Prime Minister: International Media Exaggerating Terrorist Threat from Yemen Thursday 28 January 2010 By Ali Ibrahim and Raghida Bahnam London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Yemeni Prime Minister, Ali Mohamed Mujawar said that the international media is exaggerating the recent events and terrorist threat from Yemen. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat Mujawar said “Yes, Al Qaeda [...]