Aden-Abyan Islamic Army

Aden-Abyan Islamic Army

The Aden-Abyan Islamic Army is a Islamist militant organization based in southern Yemen. The group was responsible for kidnapping of 16 foreign tourists in the December 1998 in Abyan. Yemeni government forces attacked place where the hostages were being held resulting in four of the hostages being killed while the remainder were freed. The Aden-Abyan Islamic Army was also believed to have been involved in the 2000 USS "Cole" bombing in Aden.

ee also

*Islamist Terrorism

External links

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/aden-abyan.htm "Aden-Abyan Islamic Army" at GlobalSecurity.org]


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