Fighting erupts in embattled southern Yemen

Fighting flared in Yemen's airy south Saturday, as aegis armament -- backed by armed tribesmen -- battled Islamic militants in the region, eyewitnesses said.Hundreds of tribesmen abutting the action in the boondocks of Zinjibar, vowing to angle able until Islamic militants leave Abyan province.We will not stop until the terrorists leave the province. We will action and accept annihilation to lose," said Masood Mansoor, one of the fighters. "This acreage is ours and we will not acquiesce it to be a safe anchorage from outlaws.Government troops accept been aggressive both anti-government affiliated armament and Islamic militants, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.A chief aegis official in Zinjibar said the clashes began Saturday night and were the fiercest yet in the weeks-long action adjoin the militants. The United States has been acceptable Yemen's aggressive in its action adjoin Islamic militants amidst fears that al Qaeda is base the political anarchy and administration exhaustion engulfing the ambiguous and bankrupt Arabian Peninsula country.