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| Yemenis in raid on al-Qa'ida stronghold |
| 2010-01-02 |
| SANAA: Yemeni forces raided an al-Qa'ida hideout and set off a battle yesterday as the government vowed to eliminate the group claiming it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a US airliner. The fighting took place in an al-Qa'ida stronghold in western Yemen, haven for a group that attacked the US embassy in the country in 2008, killing 10 Yemeni guards and four civilians. A government statement said at least one suspected militant was arrested. "The (Interior) Ministry will continue tracking down al-Qa'ida terrorists and will continue its strikes against the group until it is totally eliminated," Deputy Interior Minister Saleh al-Zawari told senior military officials at a meeting in Mareb, another province believed to shelter al-Qa'ida fighters. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 I imagine they'll move to Somalia next, Karl. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-01-02 12:42 |
| #1 The AQ and the Taliban are like cockroaches. They go wherever it is dark and the pickings are easy. I tend to think that the sudden uptick in festivities in Yemen is a faint indicator that the AQ and the Taliban are feeling the heat in Afghanistan and Pakistain. |
| Posted by: Karl Rove 2010-01-02 12:10 |