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Were used, ten people were killed. and the yemeni government is saying they're going to go after these targets in a way they haven't in the past. this is very rugged, mountainous, dangerous terrain. so it is surprising the commanders are actually there. as far as how much the u.s. is involved, we've been told the cia has helped plan these operations, but there are no u.s. personnel there on the ground at this hour. >> tell me a little bit about whether we know exactly who was targeted? or is that just going to be tbd? >> that's very much tbd that the hour. we know that there are high value tar...

In yesterday's operation in which it was acknowledged drones were used, ten people were killed. and the yemeni government is saying they're going to go after these targets in a way they haven't in the past. this is very rugged, mountainous, dangerous terrain. so it is surprising the commanders are actually there. as far as how much the u.s. is involved, we've been told the cia has helped plan these operations, but there are no u.s. personnel there on the ground at this hour. >> tell me a little bit about whether we know exactly who was targeted? or is that just going to be tbd? >> that's very ...

They scrambled jets. they sent troops to western russia. you can do that when you have a strong military. aren't we sending the message that we're not even going to rattle our sabres. >> loud and clear like we might as well post it in times square. there's no fear of repercussion. they're not worried about american military strength. i believe, at least not under this administration. they might be worried a few select individuals, high value targets, about a predator drone strike coming their way, but other than that, when they hear about these cuts and pulling out of places, that does not seb...

Was very, very far away. he just didn't say that he was going to come to the table. there were no ongoing talks. i think that what we are seeing is a typical pakistani political reaction because they are afraid that pakistan's people tend to sympathize with the process of negotiating with the taliban. massoud and his group were put on the list of america's high value targets specifically at pakistan's request. at one time you may recall that the pakistani intelligence used to wonder why americans were not striking the ttp. i think this is a time when we need to look at the more fundamental pro...

Very bold and very risky. the united states carried out twin special operations raids against high value targets in africa this weekend. one team grabbed a key al qaeda suspect in libya. the other failed to snatch an al shabaab leader in somalia. let's bring in our chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. he's got the very latest. bold indeed, and very risky. >> no question. both these attacks show the administration's new focus on terror threats emanating in particular from africa. the libya raid connected to an attack that took place there years ago, the 1998 embassy bombings. the...