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41 army personnel killed in clashes with al-Qaeda in south Yemen
[Yemen Post] Clashes renewed on Sunday between the army troops and al-Qaeda elements in the restive southern Yemeni province of Abyan.Al-Qaeda faceless myrmidons have launched fierce attacks on military posts in Lawdar and AL-Kawd districts of Abyan, killing 41 soldiers and wounding many others, security source told Yemen Post on condition anonymity because he is not authorized to reveal information to the press. Yemen Post could not find reliable information if there were any causality on the terrorist's side. The islamists took control of Zinjibar, the quiet provincial capital of Abyan in May. Three months later, though, the army assisted by armed rustics managed to force them out. Although the army regained control of most of Abyan, intermittent festivities became a daily routine in the province, according to local residents. On Saturday, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has grabbed credit for the suicide kaboom, which targeted elite republican guards brigade in the southeastern Yemeni province of AL-Baytha and left 2 soldiers killed. Last month, hours after new Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi was sworn in, AQAP has carried out an attack targeting the gate of the Presidential Palace in Hadramout, killing at least 28 soldiers and injuring dozens others. Worried about al-Qaeda taking advantage of the unrest in Yemen and find a free room to operate, Soddy Arabia and USA have pressed Yemen's former 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... to sign the GCC-crafted power transfer deal that saw him out of power in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Yemen-based al-Qaeda wing represents a serious test for Hadi and the caretaker government. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-05 |
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