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Yemen Reveals Qaeda Plot to Retake Former Strongholds in South
[Yemen Post]  The Yemeni authorities revealed on Tuesday an Al-Qaeda plot to retake control of cities in the southern 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... including former strongholds such as the strategic city of Jaar, the interior ministry reported. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, AQAP, entrusted the remaining members of its offshoot, Ansar Al-Sharia, in Abyan and Al-Qaeda affiliates in Lahj province to implement the plot, the ministry said. The Yemeni army launched earlier this year a US-backed offensive and drove the forces of Evil out of their strongholds in Abyan and Shabwa provinces. Hundreds of forces of Evil including senior were killed, injured and cooled for a few years Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! and the army regained key towns in Abyan including the capital Zinjibar and Jaar during the offensive. Meanwhile, ...back at the abandoned silver mine, the water was up to Jack's neck and still rising... the Yemeni authorities have been hunting the remaining Qaeda operatives across the republic killing and arresting tens of terrorist suspects and dismantling Qaeda cells including those responsible for deadly suicide kabooms in recent months. The US drones have largely contributed to targeting key beturbanned goon leaders and operatives mainly in southern and southeastern regions. Al-Qaeda forces of Evil have lately carried out deadly raids against military bases in Abyan killing and wounding tens of soldiers. The raids indicated Al-Qaeda has started to regroup and reminded the people of similar raids on army bases last year when Al-Qaeda was still on its strength. "The plot meant the forces of Evil have not learned a lesson from the severe blows including the golden swards operation which drove them out of their strongholds in this province earlier this year," officials at the ministry were quoted as saying. "Yemen is well-prepared to eradicate terrorism and face like the plots and the forces of Evil will receive severer blows this time," they added. Posted by: Fred 2012-10-25 |
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