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Coalition Aircraft Drop Leaflets on Residents of Shabwah Asking Them to Report Terrorists

by Bassam al-Qadi | Sep 3, 2016 | Middle East

Local informed sources and security sources in the Shabwah Governorate, east of Aden, told Asharq Al-Awsat that Arab coalition aircraft are flying over the city of Ataq, the capital of the governorate, and are dropping leaflets on the city’s residents, asking them to...

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Anti-Houthi fighters of the Southern Popular Resistance stand on a tank in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden May 10, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTX1CCV8

Yemeni Government Forces Gain Leverage by Freeing Beihan

by Bassam al-Qadi | May 30, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- The Shabwah Governorate is considered a vital location for Yemeni insurgent militia, across which oil byproducts can be smuggled. The area is also a prominent barren desert rich with fossil fuels. Given that the governorate is close to Marib and Al Bayda cities,...

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Fighters loyal to Yemen’s government patrol outside the headquarters of Taiz province following heavy clashes with Houhi rebels, in Yemen, on August 15, 2015. (EPA/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Aden to be declared capital of Yemen for next five years: governor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 16, 2015 | Middle East

Aden and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s internationally recognized government is planning to declare the southern port city of Aden as the country’s capital for the next five years, according to the city’s governor. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday, Nayef...

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People gather outside the camp of the 19th Infantry Brigade after it was seized by Al-Qaeda fighters on February 12, 2015 in Baihan, in Yemen’s southern Shabwah province. (AFP)

Yemen’s separatists blame army for Al-Qaeda gains in south

by Arafat Madabish | Feb 13, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Army officials facilitated the takeover of a strategic military base in southern Yemen by Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, Yemen’s southern separatist Al-Hirak group said. Ansar Al-Sharia, an Al-Qaeda-linked group, took over the military base in...