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At Least 24 Militants Dead In South Yemen, Ministry
[Yemen Post]  At least 24 faceless myrmidons were killed in "About 16 suspected al-Qaeda faceless myrmidons were killed in the al-Kawd area near Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province," the ministry said in a statement. "The other turbans, 8, were killed when a US drone targeted their car in the province," alsahwa-yemen.net quoted a tribal source as saying. Dozens of faceless myrmidons have been recently killed in the battles with the army in Abyan, where some towns including Zinjibar were seized and have become terrorist strongholds. The US is directly helping Yemen fight the al-Qaeda faceless myrmidons and the Sharia Supporters, who seized the towns and have been fighting the authorities for more than a year. The growing presence of these groups, which started when protests erupted in Yemen last year, represents a big concern to the West. The faceless myrmidons have recently revealed plans to expand their presence in south and southeastern regions amid merciless More recently, al-Qaeda has threatened to attack key economic and security installations in retaliation for drone attacks, and so far, faceless myrmidons bombed the main LNG pipeline and an oil pipeline in Shabwa province. In addition to al-Qaeda threats, Yemen is witnessing battles between the elite republican guard and rustics, allegedly including al-Qaeda suspects, in the Arhab district north Sanaa. Furthermore, the battles between the Shiite Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates.... Group and tribes backing the Salafis in Saada province in the far north are continuing. Armed conflicts are threatening the political reconciliation at a time when by the power-sharing government is exerting major efforts to conduct reforms in the army and to hold a national dialogue to put an end to the country's crisis. Posted by: Fred 2012-04-09 |
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