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Yemenis protest against Al-Qaeda in Al-Mukalla
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Hundreds of Yemenis on Saturday staged a protest in Al-Mukalla, a city of the southern province of Hadhramaut, against the presence of Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in the city.
The demonstrators, who toured some of the streets of the city, chanted slogans against the presence of militants from the Qaeda-linked Ansar Al-Sharia group in the city.
They accused them of looting shops and terrorizing residents, saying the militants were no longer welcome in the city.
Ansar Al-Sharia overran Al-Mukalla on April 2. When they overran the city, Ansar Al-Sharia militants seized arms and sites left behind by the Yemeni army.
This was the second protest to be held in Hadhramaut against Al-Qaeda.
Yemen has been in turmoil since a popular uprising in 2011 forced ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh a year later.
On March 25, Saudi Arabia and allied Arab states started staging airstrikes against the positions of the Shiite Houthi group across Yemen.
The Houthis controlled capital Sanaa in September of 2014 and moved on to control other provinces.
The demonstrators, who toured some of the streets of the city, chanted slogans against the presence of militants from the Qaeda-linked Ansar Al-Sharia group in the city.
They accused them of looting shops and terrorizing residents, saying the militants were no longer welcome in the city.
Ansar Al-Sharia overran Al-Mukalla on April 2. When they overran the city, Ansar Al-Sharia militants seized arms and sites left behind by the Yemeni army.
This was the second protest to be held in Hadhramaut against Al-Qaeda.
Yemen has been in turmoil since a popular uprising in 2011 forced ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh a year later.
On March 25, Saudi Arabia and allied Arab states started staging airstrikes against the positions of the Shiite Houthi group across Yemen.
The Houthis controlled capital Sanaa in September of 2014 and moved on to control other provinces.
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