Yemen opposes any direct US military intervention
Yemen's Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said his country opposes any direct intervention by US or other foreign troops in the fight against al-Qaeda. In an interview Wednesday he said, "There is a lot of sensitivity about foreign troops coming to Yemeni territory."
US military personnel are currently in Yemen training its counterterrorism forces. Al-Qirbi declared Yemen would welcome more personnel as trainers, "but not in any other capacity." He added, "Direct intervention complicates things." (AP)
