Clashes continued between al-Qaeda elements and army troops in the Yemeni southern war-torn province of Abyan, leaving at least 3 killed.
A high-ranking security officer told Yemen Post on condition of anonymity that fierce clashes took place in Zinjubar, the provincial capital of Abyan, and in Al-Kawd district between the Jihadists and security forces and t that at least 3 of the terrorists have been killed, including a field commander, al-Jahmi ,and the high-profile Iraqi national, Abu Jafar.
There are many Arabs and Africans from the terror network have been involved in the fighting, according to the security officer, who requested to remain anonymous because he is not authorized to reveal information to the press.
The clashes in Abyan comes only three days away from the presidential elections due to be held on February 21.
Unlike the youth revolutions, AL-Qaeda ideology proved to be a big failure as it could not topple any regime across the Arab region. However, it has taken a great advantage of the current unrest storming the region.
Massive popular protests has hit Yemen demanding the overthrow of the regime, leaving hundreds killed, pushing the economy to the brink of collapse and heightening a humanitarian catastrophe.
After 11 months of resisting popular calls for his ouster, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed the GCC-brokered power transfer deal under which he transferred power to the moderate Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, the consensus candidate for the upcoming presidential elections.
Hadi is expected to lead the country in the two-year transitional period in which a free parliamentarian elections will be held and a constitution will be drafted.