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Mopping up operations in Huttat continue
Yemeni special counterterrorism forces are still mopping up the mountainous area of Huttat, 120 km north east of Aden governorate, hunting for over 40 affiliates of the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army (AAIA) who fled after the government forces stormed the rugged area last week where some 80 militants were camping. Security sources said that 4 elements of the AAIA, Islamic Jihad, were arrested. He added that the four were among six people arrested in Sarar region, pointing out that two were found ordinary citizens and released. The fate of the leader of the group, Khaled Abdulnabi, is still unknown although security officials said that he was killed and that his body was found among the killed.
Ratz. Yesterday he was a deader. Today he might still be ticklish. Tomorrow he'll be escaping jail...
Some of the militants are Arab Afghans. The military operation in which hundreds of soldiers used tanks, artillery, heavy machine guns, came after the militants attacked on June 21 a military medical convoy injuring a doctor, five aides and the driver. Although military officials said that military operations were over last week, local sources said that the government troops backed with helicopters and other weapons continue to mop up the area searching for over 40 militants who escaped from the military operation area. Among the fugitives are some al-Qaeda suspects who escaped last April from the intelligence prison in Aden.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-07-02
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