Planned for months, it was decided over dinner. The raid on a village in rural Yemen reportedly aimed to capture or kill one of the world’s most dangerous terrorists and deliver a stinging blow to al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP), a militant network the US had been trying to dismantle for more than […]
Yemen Seeks ‘Reassessment’ of Deadly U.S. Raid…
Yemen’s foreign minister says it has asked for a “reassessment” of a U.S. raid last month that killed several women and children, but denies reports that his government has requested a suspension of American ground operations. Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi said Wednesday that “Yemen continues to cooperate with the United States and continues to abide by all […]
Billions in ‘Illegal’ British Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia under Threat in High Court…
Britain’s multibillion-pound arms trade with Saudi Arabia is illegal and should be stopped immediately, the High Court in London will be told in a case that has the potential to derail weapons sales to the Gulf state. In a landmark judicial review on Tuesday, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), an NGO working towards the abolition […]
Yemeni Missile Strikes Close to Saudi Capital City Riyadh…
The war between Saudi Arabia and its neighbor Yemen has gone to a new level today. 21WIRE sources in Sanaa can confirm reports of a Yemeni ballistic missile striking in the region of Riyadh. According to emerging reports from Yemen, on Sunday evening a surface-to-surface missile was fired by the Yemeni Army and has hit […]
Special Operations Troops Top Casualty List as U.S. Relies More on Elite Forces…
By nearly every measure, Chief Petty Officer William Ryan Owens was exceptional. Chief Owens, 36, who was killed by enemy fire during a raid in Yemen last week, was a team leader in the Navy’s most elite commando force, SEAL Team 6, and had earned numerous awards for heroism under fire during a dozen deployments. […]
Seal Team 6 Likely Killed Yemen’s Top Terror Leader, UBL’s Counterpart, Qassim al-Rimi…
On January 29th the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed reports that a Joint Special Operations mission was conducted in what is suspected of being a “capture operation of known high value targets (HVTs)” on a high level meeting of regional and senior level commanders of the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)…
Crazy Ideas About The U.S. Attack In Yemen…
Pentagon, White House Defend Planning…
SEALs Knew ‘They Were Screwed From Beginning’ In Fatal Yemen Raid, Went Into Battle Anyway…
Trump Makes Unannounced Trip to Honor Fallen Navy SEAL…
Assuming the somber duties of commander in chief, President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip Wednesday to honor the returning remains of a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in a weekend raid in Yemen. Chief Special Warfare Operator William “Ryan” Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was the first known U.S. combat casualty since Trump took […]
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