[Yemen Post] Three suspected Al-Qaeda gunnies were killed in an ...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...
in the past few months, informed sources said.
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"The suspects in the car were killed and kabooms of the weapons were heard after the strike," they added.
Earlier, the authorities said Al-Qaeda has been eradicated by 85% in Yemen and that the hunt for those who beat feet from Abyan after the recent offensive is continuing until all gunnies were killed or tossed in the calaboose
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
The army has regained control of all the strongholds of Al-Qaeda, which were seized in Abyan and Shabwa last year, and killed hundreds including senior Qaeda leaders.
The US and tribal fighters have provided direct support to the national forces, with many gunnies including wanted leaders targeted by drones.
Separately, three civilians were maimed in an kaboom in the Lawder town, Abyan, which was believed to be a landmine of those which were planted by Al-Qaeda after it was driven out from the province.
Dozens of civilians have been recently killed in landmine kabooms in Abyan just as many families are trying to return to their areas after almost a year of displacement in nearby provinces.