Yemen identifies 2 terrorists among dead in last Qaeda raid

SHABWA, Dec. 27 (Saba) -
Yemen has said that Abdul al-Monim Salim Al-Qahtani and Muhammad Aldjadni Aldgari
were
among the dead in last Thursday' attack on al-Qaeda in the southern province of
Shawba. The two were al-Qaeda suspects and wanted by authorities in connection with
terrorist
acts. The preemptive operation carried out by Yemeni counterterrorism forces with
support from the Air Force targeted the terrorists while meeting on their plans to
attack
several domestic and foreign interests in the country. About 30 terrorists were
killed. After the operation security forces in the province launched a hunt for
those terrorists
who survived being killed and could flee to other cities with their injuries. The
people in the area were warned against sheltering terrorist suspects and helping
them. The
operation followed successful operations in the south and north a week earlier in
which about 34 Qaeda suspects were killed. Other 29 suspects were injured in the
raids that
targeted al-Qaeda hideouts and training sites in Abyan and Sana'a. The operations
were regionally and internationally hailed as a model. MD/FR