Families go broke treating their children’s Thalassemia
In addition to the Local Defense Fighters around 25,000 soldiers of eight military brigades are involved in the decisive attack to retrieve towns taken by Al-Qaeda.
Broadened military attacks to purge Abyan
ABYAN, May 13 — The Yemeni army on Saturday attacked Al Qaeda strongholds in Zunjubar and Lawdar cities in Abyan governorate in a bid to retrieve the two cities held by militants since May last year.
The 3rd Brigade is an advanced military unit of the Republican Guard. It is stationed in critical positions on Al-Nahdin Mountain overlooking the presidential palace, Asr Mountain to the west of Sana’a and Nugum Mountain to the east of Sana’a.
Mutiny of the 3rd Republican Guard Brigade
SANA’A — The new leader of the 3rd Republican Guard Brigade, Abdurrahman Al-Halili, has been unable to assume control of his new position since he was appointed to replace former president Saleh’s nephew, Tareq Mohamed Abdullah Saleh, on April 6 by President Hadi.
Troops of the CTU are stationed only in Zunjubar, the capital of Abyan and have not been in direct battles with Ansar Al-Sharia yet.
No Counter-Terrorism forces in Lawdar
ABYAN — Fierce clashes in the city of Lawdar in Abyan governorate went on for an hour and a half on Sunday between Ansar Al-Sharia, an Al-Qaeda offshoot, and local people’s committees, residents organizations established to fight Ansar Al-Sharia, according to Ali Ahmed Eida, spokesman of the people’s committees.
Four cases in Al-Lohaia district of Hodeidah were confirmed of infection with Dengue fever. (wikimedia.org)
Dengue fever spreads again in Hodeida
HODEIDA — Dengue fever infection increased in Al-Lohaia district, overlooking the Red Sea, in the south-west of the coastal governorate of Hodeida.
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