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Top Al Qaeda leader buried in south Yemen after attacked by US drone

Original title: Al-Qaeda Revenge: 20 Yemeni Troops Killed

Apparently the US waited with drone strike until 73 Yemeni troops were released after they were taken hostage in Abyan province.

‘Al-Qaeda’ kills 20 Yemen troops after leader eliminated

AFP – Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed at least 20 soldiers in attacks on two army posts in southern Yemen on Monday, a day after a wanted top militant died in an air raid.

Jihadists attacked the military posts outside the city of Zinjibar, which they have controlled since May last year, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. Four officers were among those killed, he said.

The attacks came after Yemeni Al-Qaeda leader Fahd al-Quso, who was wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, was killed in an air strike in eastern Yemen on Sunday.

Al Qaeda moves faster than new Yemeni government

Are you sure Fahd al-Quso was killed in US drone strike this time? More below the fold …

Allegedly killed in Yemen al-Qaeda’s bomb maker alive

(Yemen Observer) – Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, a Saudi national who according to the American Intelligence services was al-Qaeda’s official bomb makers would have reappeared after the Pentagon announced his death last September 30 following an air strike against the group. Declared dead at the time alongside Anwar al-Awlaki, the group’s leader, US intelligence officials fear that the man used his unexpected “death” to go further underground, plotting further attacks against American interests.

Amidst renewed tensions in Yemen in between Ansar al-Sharia, an offshoot of al-Qaeda and the armed forces, as the two battle for control of Abyan, a southern province, several security analysts encourage caution. “However, we assess that AQ’s affiliates and allies remain intent on conducting attacks on the homeland, possibly to avenge the death of bin Laden, but not necessarily tied to the anniversary,” Carney said, referring to Al-Qaeda.

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Battle of Zinjibar in Abyan province

Yemenis have always stood against any “foreign meddling” in what they consider a national matter, accusing the government of “selling Yemen to the West” whenever report of civilian death or injuries came through following a Drone attack.