The World - News from Jan. 28, 1986
Hard-line Marxist rebels, now backed by Moscow, were reported consolidating their hold on South Yemen while opening a diplomatic drive for support from their oil-rich Arab neighbors. An official in Aden dismissed ousted leader Ali Nasser Hasani’s ultimatum to the rebels to return to their barracks or face a counteroffensive. Hasani reportedly has massed 40,000 regulars and tribal warriors in his stronghold in Abyan province. Meanwhile, the new leader, Haider abu Bakr Attas, was reported consolidating his ties with Moscow.
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