Sanaa: Prominent Al-Qaeda leader in Zunjubar Jalal Balaidi, also known as Abu Hamza, said his group had given the Yemeni government a ten-day deadline in which it must withdraw its forces from Zunjubar, media reported on Thursday.
The media reported that the deadline was given after news reports stated that military forces planned to launch intensive strikes against the group’s positions in Zunjubar and Jaar.
In a statement published by the website Aden Al-Ghad, Balaidi said the Ansar Al-Shariah militants were ready to declare a victory, and that they will proceed with a “flowing river” plan. Details or explanations of what this plan would involve were not provided.
Balaidi also demanded that the government should promptly compensate displaced local citizens for their damages.
It is to be mentioned here that almost 180 Yemini soldiers were killed and several others injured in the deadliest ever attack of militant organisation on Yemini forces while it was also reported that around 55 soldiers including more than ten officers were taken in detention by militants.
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