Friday, May 6, 2011

Drone kills 2 suspected Al-Qaeda to the Yemen

 A plane suspected U.S. drone fired a missile at a car in the Yemen in the South Thursday, killing two brothers believed to be activists of al-Qaida, said the security officials and tribal.

Ministry of defence of the Yemen confirmed the death of the brothers in the province of Shabwa, but would provide any more details.


In September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the said country was no longer allowing unmanned aircraft missile attacks. But after the al-Qaida in smuggling of explosives in the aircraft cargo related to the United States at the end of October, it is believed the strikes resumed.


In the Yemen, which is wracked by massive protests against the President very unpopular, is also houses one of the most active branches of al-Qaeda, which has planned several attacks against the United States.


Security of Shabwa provincial and tribal officials reached by telephone identified the two brothers as Abdullah and Mubarak Geographic, but they have not explained why they were sure that the attacks were conducted by unmanned aircraft.


The spoke to officials on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the incident.


Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, as the local branch calls itself, is estimated at about 300 fighters with built strongholds in the provinces of Shabwa and Abyan, Jouf, Marib, regions of daunting mountains where central authority has virtually no presence.


And attacking Government targets, the Group has inspired attacks by Muslims in the United States and two times more contraband explosives the plane headed to America.


The United States originally led a campaign of drone strikes similar to the one who killed numerous personalities of al-Qaida in Pakistan until a local official was killed accidentally. In September, the Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said that the strikes had been suspended.


To the United States paid to money in training Yemeni fight against terrorism forces with 150 million dollars in annual military aid and up to 100 trainers at any time.


The popular protests calling for the eviction of long-standing President Ali Abdullah Saleh service across the country, however, disrupted the Government's efforts against al-Qaida.


On Thursday, thousands of protesters struck again in the streets to demand that Saleh resign, walking in South Yemen and Central. In at least two protests, Saleh supporters attacked marchers.


In the central city of Bayda, activists said supporters burned Saleh a few tents in a protest camp on the place of the city demonstrators prayed.


Hundreds more demonstrators arrived at the camp to denounce the burning as other donations collected to replace tents, said an activist who spoke the condition of anonymity because he was afraid of retaliation.


"We will be rebuilding," demonstrators shouted.


In the town of Damt, in the South of the province of al-Saleh, supporters of Saleh organized a March of his support, waving automatic rifles and sticks. The crowd stormed a record store, beating its owner to play songs anti-Saleh, said Mohammed al-Marfadi, a local activist.


They also attacked an ice cream vendor who had wrapped the head in a national flag with the word "go" scribbled on it.

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