At least 13 killed in failed U.S. bid to rescue hostages in Yemen

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Well at least the Administration tried something this time, even if it was a cock-up.

SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - A woman, a 10-year-old boy and a local al Qaedaleader were among at least 11 people killed alongside two Western hostageswhen U.S.-led forces fought Islamist militants in a failed rescue mission inYemen, residents said on Sunday.
U.S. special forces raided the village of Dafaar in Shabwa province, amilitant stronghold in southern Yemen, shortly after midnight on Saturday,killing several members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
American journalist Luke Somers, 33, and South African teacher PierreKorkie, 56, were shot and killed by their captors during the raid intendedto free them, U.S. officials said.
AQAP, formed in 2006 by the merger of the Yemeni and Saudi branches of thenetwork, has for years been seen by Washington as one of the movement's mostdangerous branches.
Western governments fear advances by Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters withlinks to Iran have bolstered support among Yemeni Sunnis for AQAP, which hasestablished itself in parts of south and east Yemen, including Shabwa wherethe raid took place.
However, since Islamic State in Syria and Iraq began distributing films ofits militants beheading Western hostages, the focus on AQAP, which hastraditionally used hostage-taking as a way to raise funds, had diminisheduntil now.