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| Clashes with al-Qaeda in Abyan |
| 2013-03-23 |
| [Yemen Post] Officials 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... confirmed on Thursday a pro-government tribal militia had successfully conducted a raid against a terror near the village of al-Qafr, in the state's ongoing efforts to rid Yemen from Death Eater Islamists. According to preliminary reports several tribal fighters were maimed in the festivities. Ever since 2011, tribes have joined in with the military to support a national counter-terror initiative, using their men and knowledge of the area to track down terror cells and crack down on snuffies in Yemen southern provinces, enabling the military to free some much needed resources. The People's Protectors as they are often called have so far foiled al-Qaeda many attempts to recapture territories in Abyan, forcing further into hidings the group's militias. With Yemen National Dialogue Conference in full swing, the Defense and Interior ministries are both keeping a close eye on all security related incidents, determined to contain any threat. In a related incident a security officer was target in the eastern province of Hadhramawt, in what appears to be a al-Qaeda-led liquidation attack. The officer, Hamood al-Khader thankfully escaped unscathed. Fears are that al-Qaeda will use the NDC and the mobilization an additional 60,000 troops in the capital, Sana'a to destabilize less militarized areas and regain footing in the impoverished nation. Back in 2011, al-Qaeda used the popular uprising and a vacuum of power to seize large sawthes of lands in the province of Abyan. It managed to turn Jaar and Zinjibar into Islamic caliphates, forcing thousands of civilians to flee their homes. |
| Posted by:Fred |