President Hadi: Yemen is in open war with al-Qaeda

President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi said that Yemen is in anopen war with Al-Qaeda, asserting that Yemen's security forces would maintainsecurity operations until militancy in the country was stamped out. Speaking at a meeting held on Thursday with top officials of the Supreme SecurityCommittee, ''Yemen's military and security campaign against al-Qaeda would soonbe expanded to include the Marib and Al-Baydha provinces besides the currentcampaign in Abyan and Shabwa provinces.''"The Al-Qaeda terrorist militants have committed grave crimes against the peopleand nation," Hadi said. He added "Their barbaric aggression has reached the capital,Sana'a, we must work to uproot terror by any means necessary."Further, Hadi praised advances made by military and security forces in theircampaign against al-Qaeda militant elements in Abyan and Shabwa provinces, saying that the terrorism damaged badly the country's security and economy.Regarding the security situation in the capital, Sana'a, Hadi stressed the importanceof dividing the capital into specified squares under the supervision of InteriorMinister with a mayor of the capital Sana'a.Mttacks carried out by law breakers shouldn't be repeated as well as kidnappingcases and heinous criminal acts must be faced by all Yemeni people in order tomaintain the country's security and stability,'' the President stated.He added that Yemen must recover its prestigious reputation regionally andinternationally, urging to close the page of the past for the better future of Yemen.Moreover, the meeting was touched upon the latest developments in the countryespecially in the security arena along with the results of military and securitycampaign to crush al-Qaeda terrorist elements in Abyan and Shabwa provinces.