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Yemeni army clashes with al-Qaeda in raid
[Al Arabiya Latest] Ten Yemeni soldiers were wounded in clashes with al-Qaeda suspects as they tried to arrest a militant leader over last week's murder of a top officer, tribal and medical sources said.Yemeni government forces clashed with al-Qaeda members in the province of Marib, east of the capital Sanaa. The troops raided the home of Hassan Abdullah Saleh al-Uqaily in al-Himma, using tank guns in an attempt to arrest him. The suspect managed to escape but clashes broke out with a group of his supporters during which 10 soldiers were wounded, a medical official said. Uqaily's home was completely destroyed in the clashes. Colonel Mohammed Saleh al-Shaief and two of his bodyguards were killed on Saturday when al-Qaeda militants opened fire on their convoy south of the eastern city of Marib, military and tribal sources said. Shaief was travelling in a convoy to inspect military forces stationed in the Safar oilfield when the attack occurred south of Marib. A local source identified Uqaily -- a 28-year-old on a government wanted list -- as the one who led the attack. Marib is one of the strongholds of al-Qaeda in Yemen, ancestral homeland of its leader Osama bin Laden. Posted by: Fred 2010-06-10 |
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