Protesters shout slogans as they march in the southern Yemeni town of Radfan on December 19, 2009 to denounce a government military operation which the authorities said killed about 30 al Qaeda militants. Reuters/FileWhy One Yemen Provincial Governor Says He Can't Fight Al Qaeda -- Christian Science Monitor
Ahmed al-Misri, a prominent member of President Saleh’s ruling party, says he doesn’t have enough weapons, soldiers, or aerial support to target Al Qaeda militants in his Abyan province.
Ahmed al-Misri rues the day he took the job two years ago as governor of the southern Yemeni province of Abyan, fast emerging as a key battleground in the fight against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
In a frank assessment from his heavily guarded residence outside the regional capital of Zinjibar, Mr. Misri talks of his difficulties in reining in Al Qaeda when the central government in Sanaa is diverting troops to fight a rebellion in the north and a secessionist movement that is gaining ground in the south.
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