YEMENI CABINET BRIEFED ON SECURITY SITUATIONS IN COUNTRY

SANA'A, March 16 (Saba) – The Cabinet reviewed on Tuesday the report of Interior Ministry on the security situations and developments across the country.

The cabinet renewed its support to the efforts and operations conducted by the Interior Ministry and all security bodies to counter the criminal and sabotage acts of the outlaw elements, so as to reinforce the security, stability and social peace all over the country.

Meanwhile, the cabinet emphasized the security services to continue to implement their tasks with high level of national responsibility towards the outlaw elements so as to enhance the climate of security, stability and public order.

The report deal with the pre-emptive operations carried out by the security services to combat al-Qaeda terrorist activities and the progress achieved in this regard.

In this respect, the cabinet noted the importance of these operations to abolish the terrorist activities of al-Qaeda and to protect the homeland from their big negative impact on the national economy, as well as to serve the international security, as Yemen is an effective partner with the international community in combating terrorism.

The Yemeni air forces killed on Sunday evening two senior al-Qaeda members in an air strike at Modiah district in Abyan province, southern Yemen.

Yemen has reinforced security measures to crackdown on alleged hideouts of al-Qaeda in the country since December 2009.

Yemen's war against al-Qaeda has resulted in killing many leaders of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

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