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First known US Military service member killed in Combat under Trump
Posted on 1/29/17 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 1/29/17 at 12:47 pm
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A U.S. military service member was killed Sunday during a raid against al-Qaida militants in central Yemen that also left nearly 30 others dead, including women and children. The loss of the service member is the first-known combat death of a member of the U.S. military under President Donald Trump.
"Americans are saddened this morning with news that a life of a heroic service member has been taken in our fight against the evil of radical Islamic terrorism," Trump said in a statement.
The U.S. has been striking al-Qaida in Yemen from the air for more than 15 years, mostly using drones, and Sunday's surprise pre-dawn raid could signal a new escalation against extremist groups in the Arab world's poorest but strategically located country.
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An al-Qaida official and an online news service linked to the terror group said the raid left about 30 people dead. Among the children killed was Anwar, the 8-year-old daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Yemeni-American cleric killed in a U.S. airstrike in Yemen in 2011, according to the girl's grandfather.
Nasser al-Awlaki told The Associated Press that Nora was visiting her mother when the raid took place. She was shot in the neck and bled for two hours before she died, he said.
U.S. Central Command said in a statement that three service members were wounded in the raid and that a fourth one was injured in a "hard landing" in a nearby location. The aircraft was unable to fly afterward and was "intentionally destroyed, it added.
It said 14 militants from al-Qaida's branch in Yemen, formally known as "al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula," were killed in the assault and that U.S. service members taking part in the raid captured "information that will likely provide insight into the planning of future terror plots."
A U.S. defense official said the raid was approved by Trump. President Barack Obama had been briefed on it before he left office on Jan. 20, but for operational reasons it was not ready to be executed before he departed, according to the official, who was not authorized to discuss details beyond those announced by the Pentagon and so spoke on condition of anonymity.
Yemeni security and tribal officials said the raid in Yemen's central Bayda province killed three senior al-Qaida leaders: Abdul-Raouf al-Dhahab, Sultan al-Dhahab, and Seif al-Nims.
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The al-Dhahab family, who are the late al-Awlaki's in-laws, are considered an ally of al-Qaida, which is now chiefly concentrated in Bayda. A third family member, Tarek al-Dhahab, was the leader of al-Qaida in Bayda but was reportedly killed in a family feud.
The news service linked to al-Qaida in Yemen likened the raid to a "massacre against Muslims" and said U.S. warplanes were first seen in the sky above the area at 9 p.m. Saturday and that the raid began at 2 a.m. on Sunday, with 16 missiles hitting three houses near Yakla village in Radaa district.
A two-hour gun battle ensued after American service members landed on the ground, it said. About 30 men, women and children were killed in the raid, it added.
The killed and wounded included some Saudis present at the site, according to the Yemeni officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief journalists.
Posted on 1/29/17 at 12:49 pm to GEAUXmedic
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included some Saudis
Posted on 1/29/17 at 12:49 pm to GEAUXmedic
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U.S. service members taking part in the raid captured "information that will likely provide insight into the planning of future terror plots."
Hope they got what they were looking for - RIP
Posted on 1/29/17 at 12:53 pm to GEAUXmedic
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An al-Qaida official and an online news service linked to the terror group said the raid left about 30 people dead. Among the children killed was Anwar, the 8-year-old daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Yemeni-American cleric killed in a U.S. airstrike in Yemen in 2011, according to the girl's grandfather.
Nasser al-Awlaki told The Associated Press that Nora was visiting her mother when the raid took place. She was shot in the neck and bled for two hours before she died, he said.
Too bad. play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Posted on 1/29/17 at 12:54 pm to GEAUXmedic
We'll start seeing the body counts at the lead of every nightly news cast again after an 8 year moratorium. Believe that. Scumbags.
Posted on 1/29/17 at 12:57 pm to GEAUXmedic
I guess that now we will be getting those running totals on the evening news detailing how many Americans lost their life in the WOT. Somehow I must have missed that segment over the last eight years.
Posted on 1/29/17 at 1:17 pm to GEAUXmedic
So are we bringing back the running tab of casualties now all of a sudden, like in the Bush era?
Posted on 1/29/17 at 1:22 pm to GEAUXmedic
Que up the MSM's troop death count talking points that have been dormant for 8 years
Posted on 1/29/17 at 1:26 pm to GEAUXmedic
We killed more women and children than terrorists..
Posted on 1/29/17 at 1:42 pm to bmy
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We killed more women and children than terrorists..
How do you know they weren't terrorists?
Posted on 1/29/17 at 1:52 pm to GEAUXmedic
Why do they crash helicopters so much? And did I read that an 8 year old was killed? That's terrible
Posted on 1/29/17 at 1:53 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
Pilot took a nap.
Alternatively, they were probably being fricking shot at
Alternatively, they were probably being fricking shot at
Posted on 1/29/17 at 1:58 pm to bmy
Most of the muscle hijackers on 911 were under 20.
You know what they were in 1998?
Innocent children
You know what they were in 1998?
Innocent children
Posted on 1/29/17 at 2:00 pm to GEAUXmedic
First of many (unfortunately). He will do the Military Industrial Complex well.
Posted on 1/29/17 at 2:07 pm to mofungoo
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How do you know they weren't terrorists?
Yeah, an 8 year old terrorist
You're about as bad as they are
Posted on 1/29/17 at 2:14 pm to bmy
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We killed more women and children than terrorists..
14 combatants killed. Didn't say all non combatants were women and children, just that they were among them
When you are clearly the target of an attack by your enemy keeping family (women/children) in your presence as a shield is what's really sickening here
Obama killed over 2,500 in drone strikes, US citizens among them in collateral damage. How often were detailed deaths reported? Drones are far less selective in who they kill in a residence than soldiers are. Boots on the ground is actually risking American lives to be more selective in your targets. Spec ops units are often fitted with cameras, any killing rampage on a specialized op like this would be noticed by superiors. This isn't a typical door to door by a large coalition force.
This post was edited on 1/29/17 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 1/29/17 at 2:15 pm to Drank
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We'll start seeing the body counts at the lead of every nightly news cast again after an 8 year moratorium. Believe that. Scumbags.
Was about to post last night and ask the over/under on the number of days it takes the MSM to lead with this every evening and plug a body counter on each "news" cast.
Posted on 1/29/17 at 2:19 pm to tiger 56
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I guess that now we will be getting those running totals on the evening news detailing how many Americans lost their life in the WOT. Somehow I must have missed that segment over the last eight years.
PBS still does it.
Posted on 1/29/17 at 2:21 pm to bmy
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First known US Military service member killed in Combat under Trump by bmy
We killed more women and children than terrorists..
They were living with the terrorists..sins of the father
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