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Nike Air Max 2012 (Men)ADEN/SANAA, Yemen, March 4 () -- The Yemen-based al-Qaida wing said it captured 70 government soldiers after it overrun an artillery battalion during fighting with government troops early Sunday in the southern flashpoint province of Abyan, according to a statement obtained by .The statement came an hour after government officials said the battle against al-Qaida in Abyan left about 50 soldiers killed and dozens of others injured."We captured 70 soldier after we raided the government elite artillery battalion in Dovas, which was responsible for shelling Zinjibar and Jaar over the past months," the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said in the statement."The Mujahideen (holy warriors) also launched a string of attacks, including bombing an explosive-laden vehicle and explosive devices, against several targets of the government military units in al-Koud and Dovas towns, killing more than 50 government soldiers, while we lost two of our fighters and 13 others were injured," it said."During the battles today (Sunday), we seized from the enemy ( government troops) a large-scale of different heavy weapons, including a tank, anti-aircraft cannons, Katyusha-propelled vehicles, two ambulance cars and three military pick-up vehicles" it said, adding that they destroyed two tanks, three Katyusha- propelled vehicles and a large quantity of heavy weapons.Earlier in the day, Yemeni officials said the death toll of the army from their battle with al-Qaida militants in Abyan on Sunday rose up to 50, while dozens others were wounded.An official of the Interior Ministry told  on Sunday night that "the death toll among the soldiers has increased to 62. "The battles erupted Sunday morning after twin suicide bombing attacks targeted two military bases of the Yemeni army forces in the outskirts of Abyan's provincial capital city of Zinjibar and in nearby coastal town of Dovas, off the Gulf of Aden.The ongoing fighting came less than 24 hours after the resurgent al-Qaida wing launched deadly attacks against the government elite Republican Guards in the southeast province of al- Bayda and the Central Security camp in the southern province of Hadramout.Local observers said the AQAP increased attacks against the army since newly-elected President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was sworn in last week after the Feb. 21 presidential election. Several hours after Hadi was sworn in at the parliament, a suicide bombing attack against the presidential palace in Hadramout killed at least 30 Republican Guards.Hadi was elected as new president in accordance to a UN-backed power transfer deal agreed by the opposition and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, following a year of protests against Saleh's 33-year ruler.However, the resurgent AQAP, known locally as Ansar al-Sharia ( Partisans of Islamic Law), seems to have taken advantage of the one-year-long anti-government protests against Saleh through expanding control over several lawless cities across the country's southern provinces.Last week, the Yemeni government gave AQAP militants a seven- day ultimatum to quit the captured cities in Abyan."Al-Qaida is launching crazy separated attacks against government troops in several southern regions, aiming to disturb the government planned massive offensive against Zinjibar and Jaar towns," said a Yemeni intelligence official, describing al-Qaida's move as a "preemptive action.""The AQAP's attacks reveal that the group is sending a message that it has the ability to launch several battles in many separated regions at the same time against the government troops... so this is a message telling the government troops to stop deployment near Zinjibar," he said, adding that "it seems that al- Qaida is afraid of the government planned attacks on Zinjibar and Jaar."An army soldier told  anonymously that "up to 40 soldiers went missing after the battle (on Sunday)... we lost communications with them."Yemen's military sent tanks and other reinforcement from the neighboring port city of Aden to Abyan, trying to regain the army post seized by al-Qaida operatives, witnesses told .Meanwhile, an army officer involved in the battles said that hours after many soldiers were taken captive by the terrorists, warplanes bombed al-Qaida militants, who quickly fled the army post."Army troops managed to regain control of the outpost," he told  on condition of anonymity, adding that "al-Qaida militants retreated from the whole region for fear of intensified air raids. "The Defence Ministry said in a statement on its website that additional force from the Republican Guard and Special Forces took part in the battle against al-Qaida militants on Sunday, confirming that its troops regain control over the militants-held army barracks.A local medic at the Bashuib military hospital in Aden told  that "more than 36 army soldiers who were wounded in the fighting with al-Qaida were brought back for treatment this afternoon."The U.S.-backed Yemeni government forces have been battling AQAP militants in the south, leaving hundreds of people killed and thousands displaced.Hadi has vowed to strengthen security and intelligence cooperation with the United States in combating AQAP, which has threatened the daily oil shipping routes in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
WASHINGTON, March 27 () -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called for immediate actions from the Syrian government following its acceptance of the peace plan put forward by UN special envoy Kofi Annan.When asked about Syria's decision by a reporter, Clinton, alongside visiting Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet at the State Department, avoided offering her direct comment, only citing the response by Annan and the Syrian National Council which described it as an "important initial step."Earlier in the day, a spokesperson for Annan, who is the UN- Arab League joint special envoy for the crisis in Syria, announced that the Syrian government had written to express its acceptance of Annan's plan, which includes proposals for a cease-fire initiated by the Syrian government, a daily halt in fighting for the delivery of humanitarian aid and treatment for the wounded, and talks between the government and the opposition.Syria's decision was generally well-received by the international community. Mark Lyall Grant, permanent representative of Britain to the UN and the current president of the UN Security Council, on Tuesday termed it as "potentially a significant step."However, Clinton cautioned that what really counts is the actions by the Syrian government."Given Assad's history of overpromising and under-delivering, that commitment must now be matched by immediate action,'' she said."We will judge Assad's sincerity and seriousness by what he does, not by what he says. If he is ready to bring this dark chapter in Syria's history to a close, he could prove it by immediately ordering regime forces to stop firing and begin withdrawing from populated areas," said Clinton.Meanwhile, Clinton pressed the Syrian opposition to come up with a "united vision" at the second meeting of Friends of Syria due to be held in Istanbul of Turkey over the weekend."They must come forward with a unified position, a vision if you will, of the kind of Syria that they are working to build," she said, urging the opposition to demonstrate a commitment to be inclusive and protect the rights of all Syrians."We are going to be pushing them very hard to present such a vision at Istanbul. So we have a lot of work to do between now and Sunday," Clinton said.
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