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| Yemen Government Loses, Regains Control of Habilain |
| 2011-01-16 |
| [Yemen Post] The army regained control of the Al-Habilain district, Lahj, after fierce festivities with Islamic myrmidons, believed to be separatists. The forces broke into the district and it is now under the control of the army, informed sources on Saturday, though they pointed to volatile confrontations on the streets. The army broke into the district after it has been shelling it and confronting Islamic myrmidons, who devotedly fought the forces to prevent their progress. At least four beturbanned goons and two soldiers were maimed during today's fighting. The confrontations in Al-Habilain, one of the notorious places plagued by violence in southern Yemen, that started weeks ago paralyzed normal life in there, the sources said. No people were seen and Al-Habilain has become a ghost town, they added, as they said that tens of families decamped during the last two days. Last month, military reinforcements were deployed to the district after separatist beturbanned goons had stepped up attacks targeting troops and army posts as well as citizens and their properties, amid the continuous unrest in most o the south. |
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