This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8458710.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Yemen warns on helping al-Qaeda | Yemen warns on helping al-Qaeda |
| (30 minutes later) | |
| Yemen's authorities have warned citizens against hiding al-Qaeda militants and urged them to co-operate with security forces, state media say. | Yemen's authorities have warned citizens against hiding al-Qaeda militants and urged them to co-operate with security forces, state media say. |
| They quoted an unnamed security source as saying that "the war... against al-Qaeda elements is open whenever or wherever we find these elements". | |
| The warning comes after the alleged leader of an al-Qaeda cell in Yemen was reportedly killed by security forces. | The warning comes after the alleged leader of an al-Qaeda cell in Yemen was reportedly killed by security forces. |
| Yemen has vowed to pursue al-Qaeda unless it disarms and rejects violence. | Yemen has vowed to pursue al-Qaeda unless it disarms and rejects violence. |
| The spotlight was turned on Yemen after the Yemen-based group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said it had carried out a failed bomb attack on a US-bound airliner on 25 December. | The spotlight was turned on Yemen after the Yemen-based group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said it had carried out a failed bomb attack on a US-bound airliner on 25 December. |
| Earlier this week, US President Barack Obama said he had "no intention" of sending American troops to Yemen or Somalia to combat militant groups in those countries. | Earlier this week, US President Barack Obama said he had "no intention" of sending American troops to Yemen or Somalia to combat militant groups in those countries. |
| On Thursday, a group of Yemeni clerics issued a statement, warning that jihad, or holy war, was permitted in the case of any foreign military intervention in the volatile country. | On Thursday, a group of Yemeni clerics issued a statement, warning that jihad, or holy war, was permitted in the case of any foreign military intervention in the volatile country. |
| On Wednesday, Yemen's provincial governor, Ali Hassan al-Ahmadi, said that Abdullah Mehdar had been killed in a fire-fight with security forces. | |
| Mehdar is said to have been the leader of an al-Qaeda group in the province of Shabwa, 375 miles (600km) east of the capital Sanaa. | |
| Analysts say al-Qaeda militants have been moving to Yemen after coming under pressure in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and following a crackdown in Saudi Arabia. |