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SANAA, 11 Jul -- In a statement posted on Jihadist websites, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Sunday announced responsibility for the attack on the Political Security headquarters in the port city of Aden mid June, saying 24 intelligence officers and soldiers were killed in the assault. The statement said all the assailants escaped unharmed, adding “the squads of martyr Jamil al-Anbari raided the Political Security building in Aden on Saturday June 19, 2010 killing 24 officers, and male and female soldiers of the political security organization not 11 as alleged by the security services,” and slammed what it said “the torture of noble men by the intelligence agencies which seek to please the American master.”More News
Al-Qaeda Says behind Aden Intelligence Building Attack
SANAA, 11 Jul -- In a statement posted on Jihadist websites, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Sunday announced responsibility for the attack on the Political Security headquarters in the port city of Aden mid June, saying 24 intelligence officers and soldiers were killed in the assault. The statement said all the assailants escaped unharmed, adding “the squads of martyr Jamil al-Anbari raided the Political Security building in Aden on Saturday June 19, 2010 killing 24 officers, and male and female soldiers of the political security organization not 11 as alleged by the security services,” and slammed what it said “the torture of noble men by the intelligence agencies which seek to please the American master.”Rebels Say Six Truce Terms Abolished, Govt Beating Drums of War
SANAA, 04 Jul -- Rebel spokesman overseeing the implementation of the truce terms agreed with the government, alias, Abu-Malik Sunday accused the government of preparing for a seventh round of war with the rebels in north Yemen. In a statement to the Islamist al-Sahwa net, he said “President Saleh is alone responsible for any explosion of the situation in Sadaa because in his hands is the war or peace decision,” adding “we hold the President and his government responsible because they are stalling and getting around agreements and are not abiding by the deserving needs of the truce terms.” “If he wanted, the President could push the country into collapse or towards development, security and stability,” said Abu-Malik, adding “the President is running away from the rest of the crises that have spread across the country into Sadaa.”FM Says Fate of Foreign Hostages Still Unknown
SANAA, 01 June -- Foreign Minister Abu-Baker al-Qirbi Tuesday said the recent release of the two German girls taken captive in north Yemen along with their parents and brother in 2009 was conducted through mediation between Yemeni tribal chieftains and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “A tribal chieftain contacted the Saudis and we coordinated with the Saudis not with the tribal sheiks,” he said, adding “the abductors were in a very difficult position because they felt every part of the Yemeni society was against such criminal acts.” The girls were members of a German family of five and were among a group of foreign hostages - seven Germans, a Briton and a South Korean kidnapped in 2009.Three of them, two German nurses and a Korean teacher were later found dead and al-Qirbi said “the shock in Yemen over their death was perhaps because no one claimed responsibility for the abduction.” Asked about the fate of the remaining hostages, al-Qirbi who was talking in an interview with Reuters said “their fate is still unknown and we have no information whether they are still alive or not.” Three Yemeni legislators, who had joined the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, to express support for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip will be transferred to Jordan pending their return to Yemen, Foreign Minister Abu-Baker al-Qirbi said on Tuesday in a statement to the state official news agency, Saba.
Intelligence Chief Says Many al-Qaeda Elements Arrested
SANAA, 22 May -- Head of the National Security Agency (NSA), Ali Muhammad al-Anisi Saturday said “Yemen’s war against terrorism is continuous and will not stop,” adding “intelligence work aborted many [terrorist] operations.” Al-Anisi who was speaking to the ruling party’s official weekly, al-Mithaq said “the failed terrorist operation that targeted the convoy of the British ambassador in Sanaa clearly shows that al-Qaeda in Yemen is desperate, scared, and hunted,” adding “many elements were arrested in the framework of the on-going investigations about the operation and the outcome will be made public once investigations are over.” He said security agencies “will continue to hunt down US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki until he surrenders voluntarily or gets caught.” “Yemen will not be a safe haven for terrorists, road blockers, and callers for pre-Islamic ignorance,” he said, stressing “Yemen will continue to be an effective integral part of the international alliance against terrorism wherever it might be and Yemen will not budge an iota from fighting terrorism.” He also emphasized that terrorism will not affect Yemen’s relations with the United States and Britain. On Yemen’s national unity, he said “the unity has crossed the critical phase,” adding “the people of Yemen will overcome all challenges and the evil alliance between the separatists and the Houthis will not succeed inasmuch as goodness is the essence of human life.”Thousands Protest against Attacks in Abyan
LAHJ, 19 Dec -- Thousands of people took to the streets of several cities in south Yemen on Saturday to condemn attacks on the southern village of al-Majala in Abyan. In the district of Radfan in Lahj, thousands rallied against the attacks holding banners that denounced the attacks. Similar protests were reported in the southern regions of al-Dhala and Yaffa and the Islamist website, Alsahwa cited local sources as saying “the protesters described the attacks as criminal,” and denounced the state forSocial Campaign to Rescue Taiz Demands Trial of Health Minister
TAIZ, 07 Dec -- The Social Campaign to Rescue Taiz from Chronicle Diseases Monday appealed for international aid to help the province of Taiz and demanded state officials responsible for the spread of diseases and outbreaks stand trial. A statement by the campaign said “we urge the people of Taiz and others to stand united to save the province and we call for international andMilitary Says 44 Shiite Rebels Killed in Air Strikes, Rebels Say Dead are Civilians
SADAA, 18 Oct – The defense ministry online news website, 26-September Sunday said Yemeni warplanes killed at least 44 Shiite rebels in a series of air strikes near the Saudi bor
Thousands Protest Israeli Attempts to Storm al-Aqsa
SANAA, 02 Oct -- Thousands of people rallied in the capital following Friday’s prayer to denounce Israeli attempts to storm the holy mosque of al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. The protesters called on the Muslim Umma [nation] to “act fast to protect the mosque and the city of Jerusalem against Jewish attempts to remove Arabic and Islamic sites in Jerusalem,” and warned “grieve consequences if the Zionists storm al-Aqsa mosque.” The rally was organized by the Yemeni Social Committee to Support the Palestinian People and the committee urged Arab and Muslim governments to “stop criminal plots aimed at demolishing the mosque,” and urged civil society organizations across the world to “galvanize efforts and promote public awareness about Zionist threats surrounding the holy mosque.”
Zindani: Foreign Powers behind Rebellion in North, South Yemen
SANAA, 03 Oct – In a fiery sermon on Friday, President of the Islamist al-Ayman University, Sheik Abdul-Majid al-Zindani condemned Arab rulers for what he called their negligence of what is happening in Palestine
Clashes in Abyan as al-Fadhli Claims State Wants him Dead
ABYAN, 28 Sept – Clashes erupted on Monday in the southern city of Zinjabar between followers of Sheik Tariq al-Fadhli and security forces following the arrest of one of al-Fadhli’s guards.
