VOA常速英语207--打击阿拉伯半岛的基地组织取得新进展（在线收听）

The U.S. military carried out a successful raid on the militant Islamist group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula compound in Yemen on January 28. One U.S. Service member was killed and three others were injured in the raid. U.S. forces were instrumental in killing an estimated 14 terrorists and capturing important intelligence that will assist the U.S. in preventing terrorism against its citizens and people around the world, said President Donald Trump.

1月28日，美军对也门阿拉伯半岛地区的激进伊斯兰组织——基地组织(al-Qaida)成功发动了一场袭击。这场袭击中，一名美国士兵被敌方杀害，另有三名受伤。而美军则成功击毙大约14名恐怖分子，并获得了重要情报，将有助于美国防范针对美国公民和世界人民的恐怖主义，特朗普说。

In an ongoing assessment, the U.S. government has concluded regrettably that civilian non-combatants were likely killed in the midst of the firefight and that casualties may include children. These persons appear to have been caught up in aerial gunfire that was called in to assist U.S. forces as they fought a determined enemy that included armed women firing from prepared fighting positions.

根据美国政府现行的估测情况，一些非参战的平民很可能在双方的火拼中不幸身亡，而死伤者中可能还有孩子。从现在的情况来看，这些死伤者可能是在空袭中被困，而空袭部队是来应援美军的，毕竟敌军冥顽不灵，甚至让女性披甲上阵，去既定的战地作战。

“Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has a horrifying history of hiding women and children within militant operating areas and terrorist camps, and continuously shows a callous disregard for innocent lives,” said U.S. Central Command Spokesman Col. John J. Thomas.

“阿拉伯半岛基地组织过往的做法让人不寒而栗：在其活动领域和恐怖分子露营中藏匿女性和儿童，并始终对无辜生命的死活置之不理，”美国中央司令部发言人约翰托马斯上校说道。

Similar operations in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq have produced information about terrorist planner logistics, recruiting, and financing efforts, said Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis.

基地组织在阿富汗、叙利亚、伊拉克的类似行动为我们提供了其物流、招募、财务方面的运作，国防部发言人戴维斯说。

This operation was specifically to enable the Pentagon to gather information needed to be able to map out al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, and to prevent future foreign terrorist attacks, said Captain Davis. He noted that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has a number of strong links to very specific, United States and Western-focused attacks.

此次行动是专门为国防部收集所需信息，以大致勾画出基地组织在阿拉伯半岛的位置并防止今后国外空袭而进行的，戴维斯说。他强调，阿拉伯半岛的基地组织与专门针对美国和西方国家的很多袭击事件有强的关系。

Captain Davis said the terrorist events that the group has claimed responsibility for or been linked to include the targeted and financed attack and massacre on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo in January 2015, orchestrating complex attacks against Yemen's ministry of defense in 2013, and the attempt to mail explosives to U.S. addresses in 2010.

戴维斯说，基地组织承认或涉嫌主导的空袭包括法国《查理周刊》2015年1月报道的恐袭和屠杀事件，这起事件是有预谋、有资金支持的；2013年也门国防部遭受的精心策划的复杂袭击；2010年向美国多个住址邮寄的含有爆炸物的包裹未遂。

The group also is connected to attacks on the United States that include the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and the attempted underwear bombing aboard Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas in 2009.

基地组织还与美国遭受的多次其他攻击有关，如2013年波士顿马拉松赛的爆炸事件、2009年西北航空253号班机圣诞节当天的爆炸未遂事件有关。

“The United States and our partner nations remain committed to eradicating the threats posed by violent extremism and destroying militant safe havens,” Captain Davis emphasized. “We will take measures to combat terrorism, ensuring the safety and security of the U.S. citizens and those targeted by terrorists.”

“美国及其盟国将始终致力于根除暴力极端主义所带来的威胁，并摧毁激进分子避风港，”戴维斯强调。“我们将采取措施打击恐怖主义，确保美国公民和恐怖分子锁定目标的安全。”