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C. The government in Sanaa criticized the embassy closing saying it “serves the interests of the extremists” and undermines cooperation with the United States.
A. Yemen occupies the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the east. The closings of U.S. diplomatic posts extended throughout the Middle East and across northern Africa.
A. Drone air strikes have been reported in all of these countries, but by far most of the strikes have occurred in Afghanistan where U.S, forces have been fighting more than a decade. The secret drone campaigns in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia have drawn the most scrutiny because of the legal and ethical questions they raise.
B. Four people including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens were killed and ten others injured on September 11, 2012, when a heavily armed group attacked the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula later said the attack was revenge for a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan, but the group did not claim responsibility for the Benghazi attack.