| Submit your comments on this article |
| Arabia |
| Security official: Al-Qaeda operates without restraint in Aden |
| 2012-01-22 |
| [Yemen Post] Director of Aden Security has said that the governorate faces risks of Al-Qaea, gunnies of the Southern Movement and other groups, emphasizing that Al-Qaeda operates without restraint in Aden. "Al-Qaeda operates in view of everyone and security officials are still sitting at homes" Major Genreral Ghasi Ahmed Ali told Alsaeed local TV on Friday. As Yemeni news hounds stated that the regime has not used counter-terrorism forces in encountering Al-Qaeda in Abyan and Rada'a, Ali reiterated that the US-trained counter-terrorism forces are not existed in Aden. Ali beat feet an liquidation bid by unidentified gunnies who opened fire on him, as he was returning from work late on Tuesday. Yemeni politicians has criticized non-involvement of the counter-terrorism forces in encountering Al-Qaeda faceless myrmidons who have recently captured Rada'a, 150 kilometers southeast of the capital Sana'a. Yemeni analysts and politicians had affirmed that Saleh and his associates planned to provoke chaos and turbulence through the use of terrorist groups with the aim of impeding the GCC-brokered transfer power deal. According to analysts, Al-Qaeda has taken advantage of the weak central government and political turmoil roiling the nation for the past year during an anti-regime uprising inspired by Arab Spring revolts. Yemen Prime Minister Mohammad Salem Basindiwa had alleged that Saleh provided Al-Qaeda with a fertile ground to grow and expand. "Saleh used to use Al-Qaeda to blackmail and intimidate the oil-rich neighboring GCC states, the United States and other western countries" added he. The coalition of the main Yemeni opposition parties, the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP), has stated that security services that are still loyal to Saleh was responsible for insecurity occurred in Rada'a. |
| Posted by:Fred |