You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Arabia
Yemeni Forces Arrest 5 Alleged Militants
2003-07-31
Yemeni security forces arrested five alleged militants linked to al-Qaida who are suspected of involvement in an attack on a military convoy, an official said Thursday.
They’ve stuck to it hunting this bunch.
The detainees allegedly belong to the outlawed Aden-Abyan Islamic Army, a group formed by Arab and Yemeni fighters who fought to oust the Soviet Union from Afghanistan in 1989.
Minor correction: Yemenis are Arabs...
Authorities blame the group for the June 21 attack on the convoy in the country’s south. The attack wounded seven Yemeni soldiers.
And had absolutely no point, other than to see blood...
The security official said the five men were detained during the past four days, bringing to 37 the number of militants arrested since Yemeni troops stormed the group’s mountain hideout on June 25 near Hatat, 280 miles south of the capital, San’a. The group’s leader and eight other members were killed in the raid and subsequent clashes with government soldiers.
Let’s see, 37 plus 9, that’s 46 baddies accounted for. Just lock the door of the prison this time, OK?
Yemeni authorities also believe members of the group may have participated in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in which 17 American sailors died. That attack was blamed on al-Qaida.
Posted by:Steve

00:00