Sanaa: Suspected al Qaeda fighters have taken control of south Zinjibar city of Yemen, capital of Abyan province, after heavy fighting with security forces that left 16 dead, an official said on Sunday.
Yemeni gunmen alleged to be al Qaeda fighters have reportedly taken control of the capital of the country’s southern province of Abyan.
A resident told Al Jazeera on Sunday that up to 300 fighters entered the southern coastal town of Zinjibar on Friday and took over “everything” in the area.
But the reports could not be verified independently by Al Jazeera owing to official restrictions on reporting by foreign media.
The progress came amid reports that an informal ceasefire in Yemen between security forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president, and a tribal group had brought a awkward moment in political unrest.
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