Yemen: Military rejects Ansar al-Sharia cease-fire offer
Confrontations continue between the Yemeni military — backed by people’s committees, groups of civilian fighters who fight alongside the army — and Ansar al-Sharia in Zinjibar, after a week of purging several areas in Abyan.
A military source near Zinjibar told the Yemen Times on Sunday that clashes are ongoing, pointing out that the military had gained control of several areas in Abyan, including a large portion of Jaar, the main stronghold of Ansar al-Sharia.
The source pointed out that the military had failed to make such progress in past months.
The source added that two days ago the military shelled Ansar al-Sharia strongholds, leaving dozens of militants dead, the corpses of whom remain at the scene.