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Clashes erupt between al-Qaeda, army in southeast Yemen
[Yemen Post] Clash flared up between the army and al-Qaeda beturbanned goons in the southeast Yemeni town of Rada, some 170km southeast of the capital, Sanaa, leaving at least 4 killed.Al-Qaeda beturbanned goons coming from Marib province were trying to infiltrate into Rada, and when a military checkpoint stopped them a fierce clash broke out, leaving 3 beturbanned goons as well as a soldier killed, local military source told Yemen Post. "The military units who were involved in the clash belong to the Republican Gaurds, which is commanded by President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... 's elder son, Ahmed," the local source said. Elite Republican Guards units have stopped the Islamic fascisti from getting into the town and it managed to kill 3 of them and burn their vehicles, which was loaded with weapons, Yemeni Defense website reported. Al-Qaeda took control of the entire town early this month, and it pulled out its beturbanned goons following a tribal and military mediation. Posted by: Fred 2012-02-02 |
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