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Yemen army advances on militants, fighting heavy
Source: Reuters
Yemen army advances on militants, fighting heavy
By Mohammed Mukhashaf
ADEN, Yemen | Wed May 16, 2012 1:33pm EDT
(Reuters) - Yemeni troops, backed by local tribesmen, captured a strategic mountain that controls access to cities long held by al Qaeda-linked militants amid heavy fighting that has killed at least 24 people, residents and local officials said.
The fighting is part of an army offensive against Ansar al-Sharia, a militant group that has seized swathes of territory in Yemen's south during a year of political upheaval that toppled President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Saeed al-Dhailie, a spokesman for a committee set up to mobilize residents against Ansar al-Sharia in Lawdar, said local fighters had managed to capture the Yasouf mountain, a strategic vantage point above the city, after heavy fighting.
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By Mohammed Mukhashaf
ADEN, Yemen | Wed May 16, 2012 1:33pm EDT
(Reuters) - Yemeni troops, backed by local tribesmen, captured a strategic mountain that controls access to cities long held by al Qaeda-linked militants amid heavy fighting that has killed at least 24 people, residents and local officials said.
The fighting is part of an army offensive against Ansar al-Sharia, a militant group that has seized swathes of territory in Yemen's south during a year of political upheaval that toppled President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Saeed al-Dhailie, a spokesman for a committee set up to mobilize residents against Ansar al-Sharia in Lawdar, said local fighters had managed to capture the Yasouf mountain, a strategic vantage point above the city, after heavy fighting.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-yemen-offensive-idUSBRE84F0WJ20120516
