The latest terror attack in Yemen's Abyan province shows that radical groups still threaten the area
SANAA, Yemen — Terror groups are still finding room to operate in in Yemen. On Sept. 6, an attack attributed to the al-Qaeda terrorist group killed 21 separatist soldiers in southern Yemen.
With machine guns and hand grenades, the radical militants hit a checkpoint manned by the Security Belt Forces, a military unit affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC). The clash also left six of the attackers dead.
An Aden-based security researcher told Al-Monitor that the Yemeni government and the STC have been overly focused on each other, ignoring the danger of al-Qaeda.
Source: Al-Monitor