Small U.S. military team in Yemen to aid UAE push on al Qaeda

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Source: Reuters

The U.S. military said on Friday it had deployed a very small number of forces to Yemen to offer intelligence support for the United Arab Emirate's so far successful push on the ground against al Qaeda's most dangerous affiliate.

Around 2,000 Yemeni and Emirati troops advanced into the seaport of Mukalla late last month, taking control of its port and airport and meeting little resistance in what had been a stronghold of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Reuters was first to report UAE's planning for the offensive and its far-reaching request for U.S. assistance.

Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told a news briefing the U.S. military had so far provided everything from intelligence support and advice and assistance with operational planning to medical support and aerial refueling.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-yemen-pentagon-idUSKCN0XX1ZJ

[zeemike]

1. Oh shit another war.

That is just what we need.

[EX500rider]

2. No not really, we've been fighting al Qaeda for some time now.

[zeemike]

3. All over the world...perpetually.

An everlasting gob stopper for the MIC.

[Dems to Win]

4. Yemeni people are starving to death as a result of Saudi war on their country

It's shameful for the US to be participating in any way.

The decade-long US drone war in Yemen has led to nothing but death and despair for the Yemeni people. This is but one more chapter.