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Army kicks militants out of towns in South Yemen
[Yemen Post] A security official told the government-run 26 September website that the army troops assisted by tribal militias managed to kick out the cut-throats from three towns in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an Islamic Emirateafter seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues... He said the army troops and the tribal fighters expelled al-Qaeda gun-hung tough guys from Lawdar, Modia, and al-Wadea after two days of fierce festivities. The unnamed official pointed out that the gun-hung tough guys fled to mountainous areas after they lost great number of their fighters and weapons."In the couple of past days, approximately 60 gun-hung tough guys have been killed. Also some army troops and tribal men were killed in the festivities," the official said. He noted that the army troops are currently chasing the cut-throats in order to arrest them and force them to stand trial for their crimes, calling on the al-Qaeda gun-hung tough guys to turn themselves in willingly to the authorities. According to the official, all Modia inhabitants showed their support for the tribal militias and the troops. For his part, Abyan governor hailed the progress in the battle against the terror organization affiliates, saying the troops and the tribal militias showcased fantastic braveness and determination to eradicate the terrorists. The governor said eradicating the rest of the gun-hung tough guys is a national duty and stressed that a great number of the gun-hung tough guys were killed. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-18 |
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