QuoteReplyTopic: Al Qaeda in Yemen captures Town Posted: 16-Jan-2012 at 10:29
Al Qaeda in Yemen captures town south of capital
Published January 16, 2012
| Associated Press
SANAA, Yemen – A band of Al Qaeda militants seized full control of a town 100 miles south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and freeing at least 150 inmates, security officials said.
The capture of Radda expanded already significant territorial conquests by the militants, who have taken advantage of the weak central government and political turmoil roiling the nation for the past year during an uprising inspired by Arab Spring revolts. Authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh recently agreed to step down, but he remains a powerful force within the country and a spark for ongoing unrest.
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