A Yemeni security official said on the 9th, the “base” organization armed personnel attacked a government base of Yemen in southern Abyan province, killing at least 23 people were killed and dozens injured.
Abyan Province, an unnamed security official told Xinhua reporters that the “base” organization Arabian Peninsula branch of the morning raid from the provincial capital 150 kilometers in Tianjin Ji Baer, army armored brigade base, the two sides during fierce fighting. at least 11 government soldiers and 12 militants were killed.
The official said the militants was originally trying to get rid of the government forces from the base to support the Government’s tribesmen then join the fight, the militants did not succeed. The fighting continues.
In January 2009, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the “base” organization branch merged into the Arabian Peninsula branch of the “base” organization, the main southern activities in Yemen against the Yemeni government forces. Since January 2011 the situation in Yemen in turmoil, the Arabian Peninsula, the organization of the “base” branch took the opportunity to occupation of the southern cities of Yemen, and gradually extended its sphere of influence. Since March this year, the armed personnel of the organization of the “base” in Abyan province on government forces launched several large-scale attacks has resulted in the death of hundreds of government soldiers.