Governor 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...
Jamal Al-Aqel has said that Ansar Alshari, an al-Qaeda-linked group, faces a very difficult situation, stressing that the Yemeni army makes remarkable progress against the hard boyz who are pursued in their hideouts, as the governor said.
In remarks to the military-run 26 September Newspaper, Al-Aqel highly appreciated tribal leaders and locals of Abyan, asserting that they strongly backed the army and that the battle in Abyan will be resolved soon.
He promised thousands of internally displaced persons to back to their villages and homes soon, stressing that Al-Qaeda hard boyz are defeated in several areas of Abyan.
Local sources said on Monday that the army prepares for raiding Emsara, a southern coastal town from al Qaeda-linked fighters.
Yemeni troops have advanced into the centre the southern town of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province, where they fought on Sunday. Local sources affirmed that hundreds of troops backed by tanks were closing in on the krazed killer-held town of Shaqra, some 50 km (30 miles) along the coast east of Zinjibar.
They further indicated that Yemeni warplanes continued strikes against al-Qaeda positions in Zinjibar and Jaar.
Meanwhile,
...back at the wine tasting, Vince was about to start tasting his third quart...
a car boom went
kaboom!, killing four rustics and wounding another of what is called the Popular Resistance Committees formed of rustics to back the army, the Defense Ministry said.
Military sources said six jihadists died in festivities with troops, elsewhere in Abyan.
According to an AFP tally compiled from official statements, at least 397 people have been killed, , including 291 Al-Qaeda gunnies, 66 military personnel, 22 local Islamic fascisti and 18 civilians since the offensive began.