The officials, on Tuesday (7 / 6), said the fighting erupted on Monday (6 / 6) night when the troops moved towards Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province, when they were preparing to retake the city largely controlled by Al Qaeda militants since 29 May.
Heavy fighting raged between troops view of Al Qaeda militants as troops moved north toward the town to invaded it, "said a military official, adding that nine soldiers were killed andat least 10 injured.
A doctor confirmed that the number of soldiers killed while others say that the Al-Razi hospital in (nearby city) Jaar received six bodies of Al Qaeda fighters and four guerrillas of the injury. "
Both parties mutually bullets fired machine guns and artillery, military sources said and added the military will continue to fight the guerrillas of Al Qaeda that until the city was freed from their power.
The military commander argued, three brigades were deployed to the Zinjibar, the provinces of Aden and Lahij.
The fighters had controlled much Zinjibar end of May. Security officials said the insurgents are Al Qaeda fighters but political opposition accused the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to use the threat of guerrillas in an attempt to block Western pressure against the 33 year rule.
In that city there is only mechanical brigade base to-25 who still remain in government hands.
A number of soldiers killed in clashes in and around Zinjibar.
Yemen is the base of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, an affiliate of a militant network led by Osama bin Laden is dead. The group was accused of involvement in a plot anti-United States-conspirators attempted to blow up a plane including the U.S. destination on Christmas Day in 2009. (Ant/Ol-3)
source : http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2011/06/07/232055/39/6/Pertempuran-Berkobar-di-Yaman-Selatan-15-Tewas
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