Could have been conducted by the u. S. , either by the cia or the pentagon. Now, sources in the region confirm they were targeting three wellknown operatives, al qaeda operatives in the region linked with a Training Camp in southern yemen, and they had been closely tracked and watched for some time. Now, its important to note here the u. S. Is the only country that has carried out these drone strikes in yemen. For perspective, lets turn to cnn analyst peter bergen on how often the u. S. Carries out the drone attacks. This is part of a campaign that has been going on since president obama assumed office. There have been 91 drone strikes so far under president obama, and 15 other kinds of Cruise Missile strikes. So more than 100 taken together, this has cost the group dearly. Now, including todays attack, fred, there have been eight attacks by drone in yemen by the United States this year. Back to you. And sunlen, several civilians were killed in todays attack. Do we know more about thos
This region surfaced on the internet. Lets talk more about the drone strikes. Cnn National Security analyst peter bergen joins us, hes on the phone. Peter, put this strike into context for us and talk about the importance. And is there anything that you know or you can tell about the, lets siee, the three senior members killed in this attack . We dont know who those people were, and we may not know for some period of time. In terms of the kind of the context here, president obama has authorized around 100 drone and Cruise Missile strikes since he assumed office. There was only one drone strike in yemen in the two president ial george w. Bush terms, so it really shows the focus used to be on pakistan and al qaeda members there, the focus is largely shifted to yemen. Were not seeing any drone strikes in pakistan over the last several months, whereas weve seen eight drone strikes in yemen since the beginning of the year, victor. So, peter, could this strike have been tied to the video tha
The latest on the intensifying search for flight 370. A drone strike killed at least 15 people today according to Yemeni Defense officials. A highlevel Government Official says ten were suspected al qaeda members. Earlier Officials Says 12. The strike hit a truck in southwestern yemen, an area known as a hot bed for the terrorist organization. Live for us now at the white house, sunlen, that yemeni official also said this was a joint u. S. yemeni operation. What is coming from the white house . Reporter the Yemeni Government is confirming this but the u. S. Government still is not. The without wont make comment or confirmation for that case on their involvement in this drone strike. I should point out likely it was done by either the cia or pentagon, and sources in the region say the strike was really targeting three wellknown al qaeda operatives working at a Training Camp in southern yemen. They had been watched and targeted for quite some time. I want you to take a listen to what for
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