Date: Thu Dec 11 12:56:21 2014
Militants target U.S. forces in Yemen attack
Rockets missed intended targets, Yemeni officials say
Author: By Hakim Almasmari and Jethro Mullen CNN
Published On: Dec 11 2014 03:31:04 AM EST
Militants allied with al Qaeda fired rockets at Yemen's largest military
airbase Thursday, claiming they were aiming at U.S. targets at the facility.
Ansar al Sharia, an al Qaeda affiliate, claimed responsibility for the
attack, saying on Twitter that its fighters targeted the U.S. section within
Al Anad airbase in retaliation for attempts the United States made to rescue
American hostage Luke Somers.
Yemeni Defense Ministry officials said six rockets were fired at the airbase
in the country's southwest. They couldn't give an exact number of casualties
but said some Yemeni troops were wounded.
No militants were reported to have been captured or killed in the aftermath
of the attack.
One rocket exploded near an oil storage facility, which resulted in a fire
but no major damages. The rockets missed their intended targets, a Yemeni
Defense Ministry official said.
Somers and another hostage, South African Pierre Korkie, were both killed in
a failed U.S. military raid on militants over the weekend.
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