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Al-Qaeda seizes control of another town in Yemen
[Yemen Post] Al-Qaeda announced on Saturday that it has taken control of the coastal town of Radum, in the Yemeni southeastern province of Shabwa.In a statement released today, and confirmed by a security official, Ansar al-Sharia ...a Yemeni Islam  ist militia which claims it is not part of al-Qaeda, even though it works about the same and for the same ends..., a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, had taken control today of the Radum town. The Islamic fascisti moved from Azan and other areas of Shabwa to Radum, according to the official, who indicated that the Islamic fascisti took control of town gradually. Yemen based al-Qaeda wing, which is according to the US administration the most dangerous offshoot of the terror network, has stepped its attacks on military institutions and personnel, taking an advantage of a distracted government. A Swiss women, working as an English teacher, was kidnapped two a week ago by the Islamic fascisti and she is believed to have been moved to Shabwa, the hometown of the US-Yemeni holy man Anwar al-Wlaqi, who was assassinated by US drone last year. Early this year, al-Qaeda briefly seized control of Rada, the main town in the southeastern province of Al-Bytha. Last year in May, the terror network took control of Zinjubar, the bustling provincial capital of Abyan, which has been the scene of almost daily festivities between AQAP and army forces. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-27 |
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