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| Militants Release Yemeni Troops as Forces Further Step up Offensive |
| 2012-06-02 |
| [Yemen Post] The Sharia Supporters, the offshoot of Yemen Al-Qaeda, released about 27 soldiers on Thursday, who have been held as hostage in Shabwa province, Almasdar Online reported, quoted local sources. Tribal elder Othman Ali Albabakri mediated the release of all the troops held in the stronghold of the thug group in the Azzan area, but only 27 soldiers were released, the website quoted a spokesmen for the group. "This week, also 13 soldiers were released in the Shuqra city in 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 bringing the total of those who have been set free to 40," Abu Hajir, the front man was quoted as saying. The soldiers were incarcerated You have the right to remain silent... in Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan, amid an intensified offensive against the forces of Evil in southern and southeastern regions including Abyan and Shabwa. The release of the soldiers came as the forces continued to advance on the thugs, killing many of them including big shots and recapturing areas, which were seized last year. "The release was for the sake of Allah. We have not sought anything in return," the front man said, according to the website. "The 13 soldiers who were released in Shuqra had survived an Al-Qaeda has recently raided military posts in Abyan province killing, injuring and arresting scores of soldiers. Some 73 of the soldiers incarcerated You have the right to remain silent... during the raids were released after a mediation. The authorities said on Thursday Al-Qaeda forces of Evil were in their last breath as the forces further stepped up the battles to retake the most important strongholds of Zinjibar and Jaar, Abyan. Earlier, the government refused to stop the war on the forces of Evil in return for releasing all Yemeni soldiers and foreign hostages. In the past few months, Al-Qaeda kidnapped a Swiss woman, a Frenchie and deputy Saudi consul in Aden and took them to Shabwa. The Swiss and Saudi diplomat have appeared in videotapes begging their government for help after negotiations by the Yemeni authorities failed to free them. |
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