http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/12/us_launches_cruise_m.php
US launches cruise missile strikes against al Qaeda in Yemen
By BILL ROGGIO
December 19, 2009 12:31 AM
SNIPPET: “The US military carried out cruise missile attacks against two al Qaeda camps in Yemen, killing several terrorist commanders and fighters as well as civilians.
The attacks, which took place on Dec. 17, were carried out in conjunction with the Yemeni military, who targeted al Qaeda bases in the provinces of Sana’a and Abyan. The Yemeni government and the US launched the raids after intelligence indicated that al Qaeda was planning to conduct attacks against Yemeni and US installations in the region.”