It seems that the United States is going forward in its air campaign against suspected militants in southern Yemen.

It seems that the United States is going forward in its air campaign against suspected militants in southern Yemen.

US drones and fighter jets raided on Thursday a police station in southern Yemen thought to be overrun by suspected pro al-Qaeda militants, killing eight individuals.

According to the New York Times, both the US and Yemeni security officials have stated that the police station in Al Wadyia was earlier occupied by the militants, The New York Times reported.
The report said that the US military has expanded its air strikes in Yemen, aimed at reducing the power of the militants that now control larger parts of southern Yemen.

US airstrikes are rarely acknowledged publicly. Yet, the Obama administration has since 2009 stepped up airstrikes in Yemen, and urged Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh to carry out raids based on US intelligence.

Moreover, the US military carries out its airstrikes with the support of the CIA. It has further been reported that the CIA is setting up a base in the region to partly serve as a hub for future Yemen operations.

Yemen has been braced for anti-regime demonstrations since late January.
Security has been deteriorating in the country especially after the embattled president, injured in an attack last month, left Yemen for treatment in Saudi Arabia.