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| Four Islamists nabbed in Yemen |
| 2003-06-30 |
| Four fugitive Islamist extremists were arrested in Yemen on Sunday, security sources said, amid an ongoing offensive to track them down in remote southern mountains. "The four men were among six people arrested in the Sarar region, near Jabal Hatat," a security source said, adding that two were found to be ordinary citizens and released. The Yemeni interior ministry said on Wednesday that security forces had killed six extremists and arrested 11 others in Jabal Hatat, 120 kilometers northwest of the southern port city of Aden. A police officer was also killed, and another five were wounded during the operation to track down the fugitives, it said, adding that a large quantity of arms was seized. The leader of the fugitives, Khaled Abdennabi, was among those killed. His mother will miss him. On Tuesday, after mediation failed to secure a surrender, Yemeni anti-terror units launched an offensive to net the group, accused of having carried out an attack Saturday on an army medical convoy that left seven wounded. The operation, in which hundreds of soldiers used tanks, artillery, heavy machineguns and helicopters, was personally led by Yemen's defense minister, General Abdullah Ali Eleiwah. The dozens of suspected radicals hiding out in the rugged and largely inaccessible region included elements from the Islamic Jihad group and the Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan, as well as sympathizers of al-Qaeda, according to a Yemeni military official. Keep up the good work, guys. |
| Posted by:Steve |