Monday, December 31, 2012

Kill U.S. Ambassador, Al Qaeda Give USD 160 thousand

Photo: U.S. ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein (Reuters)

SANAA - Yemen's Al-Qaeda militants holding a contest with prizes $ 160 thousand, for anyone who kill the U.S. Ambassador (U.S.) to Yemen Gerald Feierstein. Competition will be valid for six months.

Gifts valued at $ 160 thousand, ready to be given the militant group in the form of three kilograms of gold for the killer Feierstein. Al Qaeda confirmed that, the contest aimed to inspire Muslims around the world in a jihad.

Besides the U.S. ambassador, Al Qaeda also offered a reward of $ 23 thousand for the people who killed U.S. troops in Yemen. U.S. Embassy in Yemen has yet to comment on the threat from Al Qaeda. Similarly, as reported by the Associated Press on Monday (31/12/2012).

So far, the U.S. still regard Al Qaeda Yemen as Al Qaeda militants strongest and most dangerous in the world. In addition to be able to master a lot of areas in Yemen, Al Qaeda proved capable of killing a Yemeni military and intelligence officials. The killings were carried out by a group of armed and bomb through the motor.

Militants seized control of many towns and villages by exploiting the weakness of the security sector in the Arab countries. Yemeni security weakened at a time when the administration of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh experiencing turbulence because waves of Arab Spring.

However, the U.S. still help Yemeni forces to take over control of the southern region controlled by Al Qaeda. At that time, Uncle Sam is also actively provide input to Saleh to immediately transition of power in order to avoid a crisis.

U.S. operations performed are generally similar to the operations in Pakistan using unmanned bomber. In August, the United States began to intensify its bombardment in the north and south Yemen.


Source:  Associated Press

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