The fight against terrorism in Yemen will remain its security forces responsibility, Yemen says

SANA'A, Aug. 26 (Saba) - Successful
operations of the counter-terrorism forces
in fighting al-Qaeda have demonstrated the capacity and efficiency of
the Yemeni security forces, an official source said on Thursday.
"The Yemeni security forces have succeeded in addressing terrorist
elements and counter-terrorism", the source added, renewing Yemen's
commitment that the fight against
terrorism in the country will remain the responsibility of the Yemeni
security services.
The source denied the validity of the leaks by some U.S. and western
media which inflated the size of the al-Qaeda and the threat it poses to
the stability, security of
Yemen as well as the interests of brotherly and friendly countries.
"With the support of brotherly and friendly countries, the Yemeni
forces are able to assume full responsibility for the elimination of
al-Qaeda elements. The Yemeni forces
have achieved successes in this area".
The source pointed out that the recent leaks campaign may be related to
midterm elections in the United States, noting that they would not
affect Yemen's policy in the fight
against terrorism or its ways to cooperate with the international
community in this field without prejudice to the sovereignty,
constitution and laws of Yemen.
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