The United States provided logistical support to a Yemeni army unit that was besieged by suspected Al-Qaeda militants in the south, Yemen’s deputy information minister said on Thursday in Sanaa.
“The American forces are helping Yemen in its fight against Al-Qaeda” with material support, Abdo al-Janadi told a news conference in Sanaa. “They helped the army by bringing in food supplies when they were besieged by Al-Qaeda members,” he said, responding to a question about alleged American involvement in Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province, where the 25th Mechanised Brigade was besieged by militants believed to be linked to Al-Qaeda.