NewsAl-Qaeda militants in Yemen late Thursday surrounded a hospital in the southern region of Abyan, 300 kilometers south of the capital, Sanaa and managed to bring out six bodies of comrades killed in airstrikes early on Thursday. They also attacked a security post killing one soldier and capturing two others in what seemed to be a retaliation to Thursday’s military raid on their hideout in Abyan in which 34 alleged al-Qaeda operatives were killed. Other sketchy reprots said Abyan governor had fled the region early Friday fearing al-Qaeda vengence.
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EU Ambassador Says Committed to Assisting Yemen
SANAA, 14 Dec -- The newly appointed ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Yemen, Michele Cervone D Urso Monday said in a statement to the state official news agency, Saba: “The EU will remain strongly committed to support the democratic process in Yemen and a unified, stable and prosperous Yemen,” adding “the EU is committed to boost its ties with Yemen in all fields, to follow a comprehensive way to deal with all challenges and support Yemen.” He said the EU has increased its aid to Yemen to 55 million euros annually, adding “the EU is the first member of the World Trade Organization to finalize this year’s bilateral negotiations with Yemen to join the organization.” “Yemen is an important partner of the EU in the field of humanitarian assistance and support of civil society organizations and the union is working to boost cooperation with Yemen in the fields of assisting refugees, national and maritime security and combating terrorism,” he said, adding “I will do my best to boost partnership between the EU and Yemen.” The EU has recently raised its diplomatic ties with Yemen to the level of ambassador and Cervone D Urso who worked as the charge d’affaires of the European Commission in Sanaa said “Yemen’s stability is crucial to the Yemeni people and to the region as a whole,” adding “the EU’s activities in Yemen will witness large expansion.”
Zindani Warns Yemen Could Fail, Says WB Impoverished People
SANAA, 02 Nov – Member of the Supreme Committee at Yemen’s Islamist Congregation for Reform (Islah) and President of al-Ayman University, Sheik Abdul-Majid al-Zindani Sunday said “there is a foreign plot to occupy oil fields in the Arab world including Yemen,” adding “some foreign countries deliberately spread chaos and divisions among countries to ease their mission.” Al-Zindani who was speaking to the Lebanese al-Matousd TV channel said “the United States is spreading chaos and violent turbulence in Yemen and in Arab states in order to create certain conditions that would force people to cave in to its dictations,”
Soldiers Killed, Wounded in Clashes with Jihadists in Abyan
ABYAN, 31 Oct -- At least one soldier was killed and two others were wounded on Saturday in the southern town of Ja’ar in Abyan when clashes erupted between security forces and a Jihadist group led by al-Qaeda wanted suspect, Sami Diyan. Local sources told the independent online news website, Marib Press the clashes broke out when security arrested member of the Jihadist group, Fakri Amorah amid reports deputy governor of Abyan, Adel Hamoud al-Sabri was kidnapped by the group and taken to the area of Rymas on the border with the southern region of Yaffa.
Military Says Significant Progress Made in Battle with Rebels
SADAA, 31 Oct -- The military Saturday announced significant progress in the battle against Zaydi Shiite rebels in north Yemen. A military source told the defense ministry online website, 26-September “the army, backed by security forces and noble citizens, inflicted hard blows to the terrorists in al-Malahid region in Sadaa and made significant advancement into the mountain of Ghafara, al-Jar’ab and the village of al-Masfouh,” adding “military and security units launched a full-scale offensive against several strongholds and hideouts of the rebels in the areas of al-Jartahia, al-Sabkana, and Dahr al-Hymar, expelled the insurgents and seized a large cache of weapons that was left behind.” “Several elements of terrorism were killed and wounded in these operations and three vehicles used to supply the rebels with arms and food were seized in the area of Dawib Wahidan,”
Press Court Jails 2 Journalists for ‘Slandering” President Saleh
SANAA, 31 Oct -- The country’s Press and Printing Court in Sanaa Saturday sentenced two journalists to prison after they were convicted of slandering President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Munir al-Mawri who lives in Washington D.C. was sentenced to two years in prison and banned from writing for life after he described President Saleh as “a weapons of mass destruction,” in a November article in the independent weekly, al-Masder newspaper. The paper’s editor, Samir Jubran was sentenced to one year in jail for allowing the article to be published and banned from writing for a year.
Military Says it Captured 16 Rebels, Killed Several in Sadaa
SADAA, 03 Oct -- A military source Saturday told the defense ministry online news, 26-September that “troops backed by security forces Saturday continued to repel cowardly offensives launched by the elements of rebellion and terrorism,” adding “the army succeeded in thwarting several attempts to plant landmines and explosives in roads and farms and crushed the insurgents.” The source said “military and security units continued cleaning up farms, and buildings in the west of al-Kamb district and succeeded - in cooperation with noble citizens - to kick out terrorists from homes and farms in the region,” and “military snipers killed two terrorists in Bait al-Hakim area.” Meanwhile, a security source in the northern region of Sadaa Saturday said “security officers at the al-Radillah checkpoint arrested 16 terrorists and referred them to interrogations,” adding “ten other rebels were captured in the district of Sadaa and security in the area seized a large cache of weapons during a raid on insurgents in the region.”
Military Commander Hails Tribesmen Fighting Rebels in Harf Sufian
AMRAN, 03 Oct -- Deputy Chief of Staff and Commander-in-Chief of military operations in the region of Harf Sufian, Brigadier General Salem Ali Qotn accompanied by senior military officials Saturday met with a number of tribesmen and citizens who are fighting Zaydi Shiite rebels in the area. He hailed the “heroic stand of the citizens in confronting the elements of terrorism and rebellion,” and told the people in the region: “Your support of the army is a clear indication of your patriotism and your good spirits. You have demonstrated that protecting the nation’s security and stability are the responsibility of everyone,” adding “your united stand will defeat and crush any power that wants to harm the revolution and the nation’s unity.” For their part, people in Harf Sufian renewed their support of the political leadership in the country, stressing “we will always stay in the same trench with our brethren in the armed forces against the elements of terrorism and misguidance who are dreaming about turning the clock back to the era of darkness,” and called on the political leadership to “continue fighting the Satanic and criminal rebels.”
Rebels Blow up 15 Homes, Destroy Mosques in Baqm
SADAA, 02 Oct -- Zaydi Shiite rebels Friday blew up a number of homes and mosques in the border area of Baqm, the ruling party online news, Almotamar, said quoting a local source in the area. The source said “criminal elements demolished 15 homes after they looted them,” adding “these elements also destroyed the main mosque in the village of al-Othman and blew up the mosque of al-Hidar in Baqm.” In other news, four Shiite rebel leaders were killed in clashes with government forces in the northern region of Harf Sufian, the military official website, 26-September said on Friday. A military source told the paper “four dangerous terrorists were killed including Ali Muhammad Habash, and Yahya Muhammad Habash when military units carried out an operation to clean up rebels’ strongholds in Dhu Suliman and Bait al-Qahom in Harf Sufian,” adding “eight other insurgents were killed in farms close to Dhu Suliman.”
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