The jihad, in both its Sunni and Shia varieties, is more aggressive and assertive than ever in this age of Obama.
“At least 4 Americans reportedly held by Yemen’s rebels,” FoxNews.com, May 31, 2015 (thanks to Jerk Chicken):
At least four Americans reportedly are being held by rebels in Yemen who toppled the U.S.-backed government, and the State Department said Saturday it is “doing everything we can to get these individuals released.”
The Washington Post, citing unnamed sources, reported that attempts to free the Americans have failed. The four are believed to be imprisoned in the Yemen capital of Sanaa, which Saudi Arabia has repeatedly bombed in a campaign to oust the Houthi rebels from power, the newspaper reported.
“We have seen reports that several U.S. citizens have recently been detained in Yemen,” the State Department said in a statement. “We are doing everything we can to get these individuals released.
“Due to privacy considerations, we do not have any further personal details or information to share,” the agency said. “The protection of U.S. citizens abroad is a top priority.”
The State Department did not provide an exact number of U.S. prisoners detained.
The Houthis had cleared one of the prisoners for release, but the Post report says members of the rebellion reversed the decision.
Three of the four prisoners held private sector jobs and fourth holds dual American-Yemeni citizenship. None is a U.S. government employee, according to the Post….
JamesonRocks says
Well… I am afraid they are quite screwed.
Angemon says
I can’t wait for the “liberal” response: “oh, Fox News says that? Lol, who gets their info from Fox News anyway? Now if you don’t mind, I need to constrict my carotid arteries with my external anal sphincter”.
Hook says
Why put yourself in the position to be captured by going to a third world shit hole. Just leave the savages to exterminate each other.
dumbledoresarmy says
Are they American infidels?
Or are they all merely American-passport-holding Sunni Muslims who waltzed off to Yemen to “learn Arabic”, etc?
One is described as having “dual American-Yemeni citizenship”, which makes it highly probably that s/he is of Yemeni Arab Muslim origin.
JohnB says
The best Policy in the Mid East is to let ISIS Sunnis take on the Iranian – Shiites. We must establish safety zones for refugees in Kurdish territory and defend it with American air and ground forces, and arm and train the Kurds with medium and heavy weapon. If possible, seize armor and mechanized infantry vehicles from ISIS and Iraqis military where it is unused , ignored or abandoned, and give it to the Kurds. If either side gains a clear upper hand, bring American airpower to bear in Iraq/Syrian battleground to diminish that element until parity returns,and killing is ‘proportional’. Arabs and world hated it when Israeli losses were disproportionate to Palestinian losses, so they ought to love this aspect.