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| Yemen: Five die as military move to capture suspected militant |
| 2011-02-24 |
| [ADN Kronos] Two civilians and three soldiers were killed when soldiers moved to capture a suspected "leader of Al-Qaeda" in eastern Yemen, the Yemeni ministry of defence said on Monday. "Three soldiers and two civilians died and six soldiers were maimed Monday night during an armed clash between security forces and Al-Qaeda leader Mohammed Abdullah Maoutha," the statement said. "A soldier stopped Maouda and other gunnies from the (Al-Qaeda) network at a checkpoint while they were in a car. When he asked them for their documents, they shot him dead," the ministry said. The firefight ensued when other cut-throats came to the aid of Maoutha, according to the ministry. The statement said Maoutha was nabbed, while other cut-throats were maimed but managed to escape capture. Besides recent anti-government unrest, Yemen's authorities are fighting Shia al-Houthi rebels seeking more autonomy and rights in the north and a Islamic exemplar Islamist insurgency believed to driven by Al-Qaeda in its south. Evidence is emerging that the country is becoming an Al-Qaeda stronghold. |
| Posted by:Fred |