ADEN, Yemen, July 25 -- Drive-by shooting attacks and roadside bomb blasts are escalating in the Yemen's government-controlled province of Aden, triggering fears that terror groups might maintain presence in the southern city.
Government officials including high-ranking security commanders and intelligence officers have been the prime target of armed attacks launched by unknown gunmen in recent days.
The wave of assassinations resumed after a brief noticeable improvement in the security situation in Aden, where various military factions loyal to regional countries have different agenda.
On Monday, a motorcycle-riding suicide bomber blew himself up and targeted a vehicle carrying a high-ranking military commander near a police checkpoint in Enma area of Aden.
The suicide blast aimed to assassinate the Fourth Security Battalion commander named as Abu Muhtam who was inside his armored vehicle at the time of the incident, but he escaped unharmed, local sources told Xinhua.
The targeted commander received military support from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) operating as part of the Saudi-led Arab coalition and participated actively in fighting terror groups in Aden and other neighboring provinces.
An official of Aden's Police Command told Xinhua that local authorities backed by UAE adopted a package of security measures to counter terrorist threats against government institutions in Aden.
"The security vigilance was raised in Aden and the situation is under control. Some terrorists want to maintain presence by carrying attacks in Aden but that will be an impossible thing," the official said on condition of anonymity.
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