Yemen Really Really Watching the Terrorists
Yemen has released hoards of jihaddists in order to use them as informers for the state, or so they say at every mass release or high profile terrorist who walks free. And there have been many. The Yemeni government insists always that they know exactly where the wanted terrorists are, and I believe it. But the fact remains the Yemeni government is unwilling or unable to to arrest these al Qaeda individuals who insist random violence against civilians is justified and have executed terror operatons. The arrangement is like loose house arrest on steroids, loose village arrest perhaps. The US-Yemeni version of the containment policy has a few flaws for all concerned.
Yemen Tribune MARIB, 30 Oct — Security measures around oil installations and vital government institutions in the northeastern province of Marib have been tightened fearing al-Qaeda ‘imminent’ attack, the Media Centre at the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on its website on Friday, adding “security was stepped up to avert any al-Qaeda attack.” “Security agencies in the province of Marib continue to hunt down al-Qaeda operatives in the region and will bring them to justice,” said the statement, stressing “their movements are monitored round the clock and a security fence has been established around them which they cannot penetrate or escape its surveillance.” The centre said “security organizations in Marib don’t rule out the possibility that terror elements might carry out sabotage and terror operations to impel security to cease chasing them,” adding “any adventure of this kind will fail and security police have been put on high alert.”
