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| Yemeni Suspects Nabbed |
| 2003-07-10 |
| Yemeni police have captured three alleged members of the outlawed Aden-Abyan Islamic Army guerilla group, whose mountainous strongholds were stormed by the army last month in a major offensive that left six militants and an army officer killed. The sources said two men were arrested on Tuesday at a military checkpoint in Jaar city of the province of Abyan, almost 380 kilometers south of the capital Sanaa. Abyan’s rugged mountainous area of Hatat was bombarded and raided by military forces last month. The leader of the group, Khaled Abdul-Nabi, 39, was reportedly among the six suspects killed in the military sweep. Police sources identified the two arrested suspects as Ali Muhammad Al-Raawi and Fahim Salim As-Sarji. They are being held in the central prison of the southern province. The third, Nasser Semna, was arrested yesterday in the nearby port city of Aden. Senior government officials told Arab News that security authorities stepped up efforts this week to track down fugitive militants after reports that armed extremists have been regrouping in Abyan’s mountains. The three arrests brought to 24 the number of captured suspected militants. Let’s try to keep them in prison this time, OK? |
| Posted by:Steve |