U.S. Al Qaeda Raid In Yemen Turns Up “Treasure Trove” Of Intelligence
by Staffwriter9 · Published February 1, 2017
On Wednesday, Fox News reported that sources confirmed to them that the U.S.-led raid on an Al Qaeda compound in Yemen over the weekend turned up a “treasure trove” of valuable intelligence. One source told the news agency that the amount of intel gathered from the operation is “almost as good as Abbottabad,” which was Osama Bin Laden’s compound.
Fox News spoke with a senior military official who said that if the dangerous operation that killed one U.S. Navy SEAL and injured another four hadn’t happened, this intelligence might not have ever been obtained.
“It was a hard target. They made a tough call on the ground and went in the hard way. This was not a stand-off operation,” the source told Fox. “If they had not gone in on the target, they might not have lost anyone, but they also might not have gathered what they did from the compound.”
http://americanmilitarynews.com/2017/02/u-s-al-qaeda-raid-in-yemen-turns-up-treasure-trove-of-intelligence/
