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28 Al-Qaeda beturbanned goons in the cities of Zinjibar and Jaar since the army drove Al-Qaeda out of its strongholds in the southern province of
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...
, the defense ministry reported on Saturday.
Senior Al-Qaeda leaders were among the tossed in the slammer
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, the ministry's mouthpiece, the September 26 website, said quoting a statement by Abyan government Jamal Al-Aqil.
"A hunt is continuing for some beturbanned goons who are still hiding in remote and rigged areas in Abyan," the governor said.
The statement coincided with renewed festivities between the armed forces and Al-Qaeda beturbanned goons in the Shoqra city, in which several beturbanned goons and soldiers were killed.
Also, the forces seized cars and
cycle of violences which were owned by beturbanned goons after festivities in Zinjibar and Jaar, it said, adding that one of the pro-government fighters was killed in the battles. In May, the army with direct support from the US launched an offensive and drove Al-Qaeda beturbanned goons out of their strongholds in the key towns in Abyan and Shabwa which were seized in mid-2011. Hundreds of beturbanned goons including big shots were killed in the offensive.
Since the victory, the authorities have tossed in the slammer
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many beturbanned goons and cells in a continuous, massive hunt for the remaining operatives.
In what appeared to be retaliation for the severe blows, Al-Qaeda has stepped up deadly bombings in main cities including the capital Sanaa targeting military and security chiefs, personnel and offices.