[Yemen Post] Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi hailed Yemen's progress against al-Qaeda, explaining that following months of a relentless nationwide anti-terror campaign, terror bully boyz had started to emigrate toward greener pasture: Syria and Egypt, where insecurity is on the rise.He noted, ""It's worth mentioning that al-Qaeda is becoming less active in Yemen thanks to the efforts of Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
and other Persian Gulf countries in comparison with 2011 and 2012 when al Qaeda members managed to occupy 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 and even create their own government there."
According to President Hadi, Yemen armed forces would have managed since 2011 to considerably reduced al-Qaeda's traction in the impoverished nation and thus limits its ability to do harm. He noted that the southern province of Abyan, which until 2012 was plagued by terror-related violence, had now been cleared from all al-Qaeda operatives, thanks to a clever alliance of government forces and local tribes.
"As a result of the operation against al-Qaeda, terrorist group members have begun leaving Yemen for other unstable countries such as Syria, Egypt, Maghreb countries and other regions," he emphasized.
Making a point to underscore Yemen' success, President Hadi warned that keeping terror bully boyz at bay will require a global effort. He called on the international community to cooperate more actively on the ground and not simply assume that Yemen will act a barrier for the region.