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Gunmen assassinate 2 officers in Yemen
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December 26, 2012, Wednesday
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GUNMEN on motorbikes assassinated two Yemeni army officers in the country's capital yesterday while clashes between the military and tribal fighters loyal to al-Qaida in a northeastern province killed three soldiers and 11 tribesmen, officials said.
The violence came as al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen, which the US considers the world's most dangerous branch of the terror network, released a new video message. It called on Yemeni Muslims to join jihad, or holy war, against America.
The two army officers were gunned down in separate parts of the capital, Sanaa, security officials said. The two were identified as Colonel Fadhl Mohammed Jaber, who was gunned down outside his home, and Colonel Saleem al-Gharbani, who was killed outside a military facility.
Similar attacks have killed several senior Yemeni military and intelligence officials this year.
The government has blamed al-Qaida, saying the militants are waging a retaliation campaign over a US-backed military offensive last summer that pushed militants out of strongholds in several towns.
Meanwhile, military officials said clashes between the army and a tribe affiliated with al-Qaida in the northeastern province of Marib killed at least 11 tribesmen and three soldiers over the past 24 hours.
The officials said a tribal chief, supported by al-Qaida elements and disenchanted over money allegedly owed to him by the government, has been leading the attacks on the army.
All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The province of Marib has seen a spate of clashes recently, mostly between the army and some tribesmen who maintain cordial ties with al-Qaida.
The violence came as al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen, which the US considers the world's most dangerous branch of the terror network, released a new video message. It called on Yemeni Muslims to join jihad, or holy war, against America.
The two army officers were gunned down in separate parts of the capital, Sanaa, security officials said. The two were identified as Colonel Fadhl Mohammed Jaber, who was gunned down outside his home, and Colonel Saleem al-Gharbani, who was killed outside a military facility.
Similar attacks have killed several senior Yemeni military and intelligence officials this year.
The government has blamed al-Qaida, saying the militants are waging a retaliation campaign over a US-backed military offensive last summer that pushed militants out of strongholds in several towns.
Meanwhile, military officials said clashes between the army and a tribe affiliated with al-Qaida in the northeastern province of Marib killed at least 11 tribesmen and three soldiers over the past 24 hours.
The officials said a tribal chief, supported by al-Qaida elements and disenchanted over money allegedly owed to him by the government, has been leading the attacks on the army.
All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The province of Marib has seen a spate of clashes recently, mostly between the army and some tribesmen who maintain cordial ties with al-Qaida.
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