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| Tens of Militants Dead as Army Continues to Advance in Yemen |
| 2012-05-26 |
| [Yemen Post] At least 36 Al-Qaeda snuffies were killed in fierce battles with the army in and around their most notorious strongholds in Yemen's southern 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... province, military sources said on Thursday. Most of the snuffies were killed in Zinjibar, the capital, into which the forces got the prior day, the sources said, adding several others were targeted by "The number of the snuffies who were killed might be more than 36 after the forces surprised many of them at their positions inside and around Zinjibar," the sources continued. At least ten troops and tribal fighters have been injured amid irreversible plans to clear the snuffies from Abyan and nearby provinces, they added. The US and tribal fighters are directly supporting the armed forces in the battles against Al-Qaeda Death Eaters, and the army has recently stepped up the offensive to recapture the towns sized last year. Through more than a month, hundreds of snuffies have been killed and injured in Abyan and Shabwa including big shots. The forces have also retaken some areas including the Lawder city, forcing many snuffies to flee to other parts. On Wednesday, more than two dozen snuffies were killed in the battles which paved the way for the forces to reach the middle of Zinjibar, the defense ministry said. |
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