The militants were on board a car that was hit by an R9X bomb renamed the Ninja, a special version of the Hellfire missile. The weapon features rotating blades that allow for greater accuracy
Wadi Obeida, Marib Region, Yemen.
Three al-Qaeda terrorists were killed in an American raid.
The militants were on board a car that was hit by an R9X bomb renamed the Ninja, a special version of the Hellfire missile. Instead of exploding, the weapon is equipped with rotating blades, a system that allows for precise strikes and largely avoids side effects. In this way, it can also be used in inhabited areas. Usually the launch pad is a drone.
According to local sources – quoted by broadcaster Al Arabyia – the target was Hassan al Hadrami, an extremist specializing in the manufacture of explosive belts and bombs. At his side were two accomplices. The photos show that the roof of the car was gutted while the rest remained intact.
The faction loyal to Osama has long been active in the country that was the scene of the long civil war, actually one of al Qaeda’s historical components. Many of their representatives have always been hit by US aircraft attacks.
The Pentagon has stepped up its anti-terrorist operations in Syria, Somalia and on the Yemeni chessboard. They are missions carried out by planes and special forces, where Qaedists, leaders of the Islamic State and leaders of the Somali Shebab movement have been met.
Searching for targets by intelligence agencies is important: local sources provide the details, enable tracking with drones of the element to be tracked, and then trigger the raid.
The tactic of targeted assassinations enables successes, eliminates representative figures, creates pressure, puts criminals on the defensive for effects that tend to fade in the long run.
Certainly not all leaders are equal and interchangeable, equal assessment for those in charge of the military branch, but jihadist groups live with death and are aware that the most dangerous threat to them is the drone.
Some movements overcome the disappearance of number one, others are affected at the operational level, even if the idea of struggle opposes.
January 31, 2023 (Change January 31, 2023 | 7:40 p.m.)
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