According to a report that appeared in Yemeni News Paper Maareb Press, Ansar al-Shariaa took hold of the city Azzan in Shabwa District. According to people interviewd in the city, Al-Qaeda members who operated in the city for years, took control the minute the security forces pulled out from the city. One of the people revealed that al-Qaeda is runing the city, they are rehabilitating Azzan hospital, organizing the market, resolving local conflicts, cut hands of thieves, ....

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A member of a Jihadist forum claimed today, September 16, 2011 that two people from the Saudi "85 most wanted terrorist" list were killed in Afghanistan. The Forum member known as "Al Bashir al-Shamikh" didn't reveal the names of the two people killed but revealed that one was killed by an American strike and the other in Kunar Province, East of Afghanistan.
It is to note that US officials claimed is al Qaeda's operations chief for Pakistan, Abu Hafs al Shahri is a nom de guerre for Osama Hamud Gharman al Shahri, who was on Saudi Arabia's list of 85 most wanted terrorists is thought to have been killed in a recent Predator airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal areas.

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, issued a statement today declaring that many military attempt were made in the past to free the two French nationals, Stéphane Taponier and Hervé Ghesquière who were captured by Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate 18 month earlier on 30/12/2009 in Kapisa province's Tagab district. All these attempts failed. He added that a transaction was completed yesterday when the enemy released high ranking Mujahideen prisoners for the 2 French nationals.

Truth News Network site declared that it will publish soon an audio tape of Osama Ben Laden commenting on the revolutions and uprisings in the Arab world. The site claims that the audio tape was recorded a week before Ben Laden death. In the tape, Ben Laden congratulates and gives advices and guidance to these revolutions.

Al-Qaeda General Command issued a 4 pages statement published on Jihadist sites on May 06, 2011 confirming Osama Ben Laden death. It is to note that the Press Release is dated May 03, 2011. Under the title: "You lived praised and died a martyr", al-Qaeda declared that on one of a historic day of the Islamic 'Umma nation, Osama ben Laden was killed. It congratulated the 'Umma for the martyrdom of her son Osama after a lifetime of diligent effort, determination, patience and incitement of jihad. The statement added that his life ended but his blood, words and soul will run in the veins of this generation and others that will follow. Al-Qaeda added that if the death of one man would stop the jihad, it would have stopped long time ago with the death of the Prophet Mohammed. This is why, al-Qaeda will continue on the path of Jihad, which Osama himself followed, and we will not deviate from it.
Al-Qaeda stressed that the blood of Ben Laden will not go in vain. His blood will become a curse chasing the Americans and their agents, inside and outside the United States. It added that the American will not enjoy peace until their people in Palestine do, we will continue to be the soldiers of Islam, we will continue as groups and individuals to plan and execute attacks.
The statement also warned the Americans of any inappropriate treatment to the corpse of Ben Laden or any of his family member and they should be handed over to their families to burry them. Otherwise the gates of hell will doubly open upon them.

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