People return to Jaar, removal of landmines ongoing after Yemen victory on militants
About 70% of the inhabitants of Jaar town have returned to their homes after the army drove Al-Qaida militants out of the town and other strongholds in the southern Abyan province, deputy governor of Abyan province, Ahmed Al-Rahawi, said on Saturday.
The 26 Sept website quoted the official as saying the return started immediately after the authorities restored all basic services in the town and its suburbs coinciding with securing all roads leading to Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan.
Al-Qaida seized Zinjibar and the strategic town of Jaar and declared them Islamic emirates in mid-2011, but the armed forces with direct support from the US and tribal fighters cleared the militants from all parts in Abyan.
