Al Qaeda conquers city in southern Yemen

aden - Dozens of fighters of al-Qaeda on Monday in southern Yemen conquered the town of Azzan. That's what city residents said.

Dozens of armed men arrived in the early morning to the city and immediately deploy checkpoints on the roads.,, They have placed their black flag on government buildings, '' said a resident of Azzan.,, They are not encountered resistance. '' Warriors of local tribes have left the city.

Azzan was also previously in the hands of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). In 2012, the extremists were driven out by an alliance of local tribes and the central government of the country. That government last year was again expelled by the Shiite Houthi rebels, who control large parts of the country.