Aden(Hadramout21)Bassam Alqadi
Fawaz al-Shabhi, the commander of Al-suqoor unit in the 1st support and backup legion , announced the approach of declaring Abian governorate free of terrorist organizations. This came after the completion of cleaning up Al-mahfid city and securing the northern coast. In addition to spreading the military fence troops in Cities, borders, main streets of the governorate
The declaration of the officer, Al-shabhi came after killing 4 terrorists by the fence troops in Mudeiah province last Monday when they were trying to break into a temporary camp of the security forces. the operation was executed a few minutes later after bombing the front gate of the military camp with an explosive car in the central area of Abian governorate, east of the capital Aden
The beginning of the operation
A bullet-proof explosive pickup car of Hilux brand was driven by a suicide terrorist breaking into the main gate of the security fence based in the vocational institute campus in the central area in Mudeiah. The car was detonated while crossing the security barriers a few meters after the gate. 18 soldiers were injured or killed in the blast. The head of the unit confirms that this huge offence was repulsed and all the terrorists were killed in the operation
A major terrorist operation
In reporting the details of the terrorist operation Al-shabhi said that at exactly 5:30 Monday dawn a bullet-proof explosive pickup car of Hilux brand targeted the main gate of the security fence troops based in the vocational institute campus in Mudeiah and it was detonated at once by the suicide bomber. He added that there was a large terrorist plot to target the security forces in the camp as immediately Few Minutes later the car bomb explosion at the gate of the camp, four men with explosive belts and explosives tried to penetrate into the camp after the bombing. However, the security forces discovered the operation and repulsed the offence and killed two of the terrorists near the gate. The others were chased and blown up outside the camp, after trying to escape after their failed cowardly attempt to penetrate the camp gate and get inside
He added that the four suicide bombers had not been able to penetrate the camp and reach the planned target, as they were faced with all steadfastness and sacrifice , he assured that his forces showed a matchless struggle in facing the terrorists and succeeded in spoiling their dreadful plot from targeting the camp, despite the multiple attacks from different directions
Martyrs and injuries
Security and medical sources in the central area of Abian governorate announced that seven 7 soldiers from the security fence troops were killed and more than 15 fifteen were injured in the terrorist attack
The commander of Al-suqoor (the Hawks) battalion reported that 4 soldiers among his forces were martyred and 4 were injured in repulsing a big terrorist attack which was targeting the security forces in Abian governorate meanwhile some security sources confirmed the fall of three soldiers and the injury of other seven in the same operation in Mudeiah and all of them belong to the security fence forces In Abian headed by Colonel Abdul Latif al-Sayed
Stable security situation
Regarding the security situation in Mudeiah after the terrorist attack, Al-Shabhi explained in declarations to the Middle East that the security situation was under control of the security fence forces in the central area, he also said that the terrorist operation was a failed attempt by the terrorists which was a miserable attempt to retaliate for the severe strikes the terrorist organization received lately and their defeat in all the governorate provinces
He confirmed that the military operations will continue until the full declaration of the areas and cities of Abyan as a governorate free of terrorist bodies , and this, according to Al-shebhi will happen in the near future, as “all the provinces of the governorate are cleaned from terrorists, except the province of Al-Mahfid“
Many military raids to fight terrorism in Abyan, supported by air, land and logistics of the Arabic coalition forces were launched in late July of this year 2017 and has succeeded in defeating the terrorists and cleaned them from the cities of Abian. 90 percent of the cities of the governorate are now in the hands of security fence forces deployed in all the governorate of the Yemeni President Internationally supported, Abdrabo Mansour Hadi
Stages of the campaign
The Coalition-backed military campaign to free Abyan from terrorist groups took place in several stages. the first campaign was launched in 27th July last year . it comprises The liberation of the cities of Shuqra, Marraqesh and Ahwar. In addition to securing the coastline and the deployment of security forces in all cities and major roads and the spreading of security check points to sustain security and stability and the pursuit of any elements according to senior leaders in the security fence in the governorate
according to colonel Al-shabhi this stage of the campaign included, cleaning the central area of the governorate and the province of of Al-wadeiah, the hometown of Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, as well as the other provinces of the central area of Moudiah, Louder and Duthaina. During these military campaigns, many workshops owned by the terrorist organization dedicated for manufacturing explosive and explosive grenades, have been detected . besides a lot of communication devices have been found . in the operations some very important personnel were killed or arrested . the judge of Al-qaeida in Abian governorate, Alkhedher Laswar, was arrested in one of the operations
Al-Shabhi added that the security forces have been deployed in the central areas of Lauder, Mudeiah, Duthaina and many security check points were put in place to keep the security and stability with great support and logistics from the Arabic coalition forces specially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. At the same time, special forces continue to carry out raids against terrorist cells and nests in the region
Detection of explosives workshops
The commander of Al-suqoor battalion indicated that those terrorist operations are desperate attempts from the terrorist organizations after been completely defeated and bushed away from all the parts of Abian governorate, he addaed that the war against terrorism is nonstop and big progress has been achieved in the south which deserved. The southern troops proved its persistence and standing by the arabic coalition troops and the international community in the war against terrorism in all its divergent shapes and forms. Al-shabhi revealed that the last stage of the military campaign supported by the coalition air strikes has almost cleaned the whole governorate and cleared all the terrorists nests. It also detected explosives workshops, devices, mines, explosive belts and grenades. He confirmed that terrorism is a rejected and fought international organizations which targeted Abian governorate because it is the pivot of south Yemen. many military and security campaign in the second war supported by the arabic coalition and executed in south Yemen has succeeded in cleaning all the governorates of Aden, Lahij, Shabwah and Hadramout from the terrorist organizations and groups and this was after its first war in March for cleaning all the south from the troops of Al-huthi and Saleh to reclaim regime and legitimacy after the coup
