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UK Ambassador : Hadi makes progress against Al-Qaeda
 [Yemen Post] UK Ambassador to Yemen Nicholas Hopton has said the Yemeni President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi made progress in fighting Al-Qaeda, pointing out that he could play a major role in implementing the GCC-mediated power transfer deal In remarks to the military-run online website, 26 September, Hopton further said that the United Kingdom strongly cooperates with Yemen in its fight against Al-Qaeda, indicating that Al-Qaeda never represents Islam. He further stressed Britannia will continue its support to Yemen in political and economic fields, and help it overcome all its challenges and difficulties. He called on all Yemeni sides to work for the success of the national dialogue conference to be hold in the few upcoming months. While Hadi faces many challenges that include the restructuring the armed forces, recovering the fragile economy of the state , risks of secession in the South and rebellions in north, he vowed to defeat Al-Qaeda. Yemen has been battling groups linking to Al-Qaeda for two weeks in some town of Abyan governorate after the group's lethal bids to expand in Abyan. Many world countries, especially the Unties States, the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... and Yemen's neighboring GCC States pay much attention to Yemen as Al-Qaeda poses a significant and continuing threat to the global community. Terrorist groups that exploited the state's turbulence to expand are viewed as a potential menace to the global community, in particular as a Yemen is located in sea lanes that are used to supply large amounts of crude to Western markets. Yemen's Interior Ministry stated on Wednesday that it will expand its war against Al-Qaeda, saying that it will not halt its fight against Al-Qaeda until the defeat of the organization. Posted by: Fred 2012-04-19 |
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