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| Security chief: Al-Qaeda infiltrates to Aden |
| 2012-05-28 |
| Security chief of Aden Sadeq Haid has revealed that Aden is infiltrated by gang connected to Ansar Al-Sharia, an al-Qaeda-linked group, the Southern Movement and the Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is "God is Great, Death to America™", Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews" ... group. In remarks to Xinhua News Agency, he cautioned against the delay of sending security and military reinforcement to the strategic port city, pointing out that commander of Southern Military Region requested President Abdurabu Mansour Hadi ...the second and possibly the last president of Yemen, successor to former President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh... to swiftly send reinforcements. He pointed out that a report was posted in the state-run media outlets clarified the reasons behind insecurity in Aden and named individuals responsible for that. He said the report disclosed that senior military officials support gangs and spark sabotage acts, stressing that they some times sustain the Southern Movement and Ansar Al-Sharia in other time. He said that the report that was presented to Hadi, the Interior Minister and the Defense Minister, and called them to shoulder their responsibilities towards insecurity in Aden. Meanwhile, ...back at the Alamo, Davy was counting their remaining cannon balls and not liking the results... security services of Aden cooled for a few years ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... 3 Al-Qaeda suspects in Al-Mansoura and Noqtat Al-Ribat in Aden during the two past days. According to the online website of the Interior Minister, one suspect admitted of his connection to Ansar Al-Sharia. Governor of Aden Waheed Rasheed said that conflicts that 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... are currently witnessing badly reflected on Aden's security, referring that most security officials and soldiers do not present to their jobs in the city. Rashid had warned against the infiltration of Al-Qaeda operatives to Aden, accusing political sides of standing behind the deterioration of security inside the city. In a meeting with officials in Aden last week, he urged officials to cooperate to open blocked roads and ease tensions inside the city. |
| Posted by:Fred |