Abyan

U.S drone killed Qaeda’s leader in Yemen’s Aben

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

US drone aircraft killed al-Qaeda leader Ahmad Musfir al-Khader in Abyan, southern Yemen. A tribal source reported that an unmanned aerial vehicle spotted the vegetables between the villages of al-Fareed and Qubb, east of the Mudeida district, and targeted him with a missile and killed him. The operation comes as US forces step up their attacks on al-Qaeda and DaqashRead more

Minister blames UN for absence of plan to achieve solution

Jeddah - Saeed Al Ghamedi

A car rigged with explosives and carrying five men pulled up to a military checkpoint in the Yemeni district of Mudiyah in Abyan, military officials said. Armed with explosive belts, four attackers were killed by soldiers after they failed to blow themselves up in front of the security headquarters in Mudiyah, Officer Fawaz al-Shabhi said. The fifth man, a suicide-bomber,Read more

Suicide bomber kills two in Yemen

Abyan - Muslimchronicle

Two Yemeni soldiers were killed and 24 injured after a suicide bomber attacked a security check point at Abyan province in Yemen. A military source told Al Arabiya that a suicide bomber. believed to be an al-Qaeda operative, smashed in to a security check point on the main road which was located near the assembly point of the 103rd brigadeRead more

Yemeni armed forces clash with al-Qaida militants, killing 23

Aden - ArabToday

At least 13 members of the the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch and 10 soldiers were killed during heavy clashes in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Tuesday, a military official told Xinhua. The military official in Abyan said on condition of anonymity that the fighting broke out near al-Qaida hideouts in the Marakisha mountains of Abyan province. The Yemeni military sourceRead more

UAE power generators guarantee warm winter for Abyan

Abyan - WAM

The residents of Abyan, Yemen will have a warmer and safer winter due to power generators recently provided by the UAE. The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) recently completed the second delivery of power generators to the governorate of Abyan, as part of the UAE’s relief and development assistance in Yemen. Ahmed Deha, Director-General of the General Electricity Authority in Abyan,Read more

Mohammed bin Rashid attends Agha Khan Award for Architecture ceremony

Abyan - Arab Today

Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, attended the Prince Agha Khan Award for Engineering and Architecture ceremony, which was held on Sunday evening, at the Jahili Fort in Al Ain. The ceremony was also attended by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai;Read more

8 soldiers killed as suicide car blast hits police station in Yemen

Aden - Arab Today

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a police station Sunday in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, killing 8 soldiers and injuring 20 others, a Yemeni security official told Xinhua. Two hours after the suicide bombing, residents said that fierce clashes occurred between pro-government forces and suspected al-Qaida gunmen near the local authority compound in Abyan's provincial capital cityRead more

US drone strike kills prominent al-Qaida leaders in Yemen

Aden, Yemen - Arab Today

Three prominent leaders of the Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot were killed Tuesday by a US drone strike in the country's troubled southern province of Abyan, a military intelligence officer told Xinhua. Missiles were fired from a U.S. unmanned aircraft and targeted two cars carrying local commanders of the al-Qaida terrorist group near the town of Zinjibar, Abyan's provincial capital, the localRead more