Thirty-three killed in clashes between Yemeni troops and al-Qaeda

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Thirty-three killed in clashes between Yemeni troops and al-Qaeda

2012-05-26

Thirty-three people, including six soldiers, were killed on Saturday (May 26th) in clashes between al-Qaeda and the army in southern Yemen as troops advanced towards Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province, AFP reported.

Troops "cleansed" Maraqi and Mashqasa, located on the northeastern outskirts of Zinjibar, and seized machineguns, rockets, and rocket propelled grenades.

Soldiers on Saturday dealt "heavy blows" to militants in Maraqid and Mashqasa, killing at least 20, most of them Somalis, Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Sawmali told the defence ministry news website 26sep.net.

Two soldiers were also killed, he said. Troops "cleansed" the area, located on the outskirts of Zinjibar, seizing machine guns, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades.

Meanwhile, in Jaar, four soldiers were killed in battles on the town's outskirts. Seven militants also died.

Yemeni forces launched an offensive on May 12th to capture al-Qaeda controlled areas in Abyan. Since the offensive began, 332 people have been killed, according to a tally compiled by AFP, including 242 Al-Qaeda fighters, 55 military personnel, 18 local militiamen and 17 civilians.

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صالح

2012-5-29

Al-Qaeda is gaining ground in order to carry out more crimes against citizens who do not have the ability to confront them. It is clear that the reason behind the proliferation of these terrorist movements is the fact that security forces are not fulfilling their duties as required. This is also despite the fact that the government puts itself across as though it is expending scores of efforts to eradicate these shady movements. The delay in the Yemeni government’s decision to take the plunge and wage war against al-Qaeda is the most radiant evidence for what is going on now. The Yemeni government’s behavior is the reason for the exacerbation of the current crisis, and therefore it is incapable of controlling the situation. Due to this crisis that it brought about, the security forces should now prepare themselves for dealing with these movements in a harsher and stricter manner. If the Yemeni government does not eliminate these terrorist cells, life in Yemen will become unbearable and Yemenis will undergo a serious crisis for a long period. If things get worse, Yemenis will fail to surmount this predicament. It seems that some parties and some specific security agencies in certain countries have a strong interest in what is happening in Yemen.
علي

2012-5-27

The most important reason for the defeat of al-Qaeda in the Islamic world is their ignorance and lack of knowledge concerning the true Islamic religion. We note that al-Qaeda is recruiting young people who are totally ignorant in terms of public affairs. They have no cultural background. Indeed, the recruited youth are usually the descendants of socially fragmented families. In addition, the successive wars on the Islamic world and the subsequent poverty, hunger, destitution, ignorance and the loss of brothers, mothers and families aroused in some people some kind of hatred, hostility and tendency to take revenge. These people are likely to seek revenge through embracing extremist interpretations of the Islamic religion. In fact, ignorance breeds terrorism. Al-Qaeda always takes advantage of loopholes in the occupied countries and the spread of religious parties in the nation and their hegemony over the important aspects of the State, especially in the Arab and Islamic countries. Indeed, the integration of the State with religion is among the causes of the defeat of al-Qaeda because the religious parties, especially in the Arab nations, include the Jihad in their political platforms. In fact, most of the intellectuals of these religious parties embrace radical views. They defend the tendency to murder and terrorize people to make political, material and partisan gains. At present times, these parties are spreading in the Arab countries largely through their domination of the joints of the State. This applies mainly to Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Egypt. These parties are the most important reason for the introduction of al-Qaeda to the region.
مجيد راضي

2012-5-27

The terrorist movements in Yemen killed many people randomly in order to terrify the others and made them leave their regions for fear of the brutality of these criminal groups. They do not save or respect the honors or rights of the innocent souls that God forbade to be killed out of the course of justice. However, they claim that they defend Islam while they contradict Islam in all their acts. Islam that was revealed to us by God can never accept aggression against the souls of the innocents. Even, practicing these horrible acts contradicts the mercy of God towards his slaves. God ordered us to be compassionate and to be merciful and He ordered us to take care of the weak people and refrain from harming them.