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| Yemen: Govt on the offensive |
| 2010-01-07 |
| Yemen's interior ministry said Wednesday its security forces were repeatedly raiding hideouts of "terrorist elements" in several provinces and had turned their "fight against terrorism into a daily confrontation." "(Security operations) are not leaving the terrorist elements the chance to take a breath or reorganize their lines," the ministry said in a statement on its website. "Al-Qaeda elements are no longer the ones taking the initiative in deciding the time and place of confrontations," it said, adding that "painful and recurring strikes have forced al-Qaeda to retreat to the holes." The U.S. embassy closed on Sunday over security concerns prompted by fears of an al-Qaeda threat against foreign interests just days after a failed attack on a U.S. airliner claimed by the al-Qaeda franchise in Yemen. Some countries, including Britain and France, followed suit while others curtailed consular operations as security was tightened around their missions. The U.S. embassy reopened for business on Tuesday, saying that Yemeni security forces had addressed a "specific area of concern" the previous day -- thought to be a reference to the crackdown on Hanq's group. The British and French embassies have also resumed operations, although the British mission's consular services remained shut on Wednesday. |
| Posted by:Fred |