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Yemen: 100 al Qaeda fighters killed in south
April 05, 2012
April 05, 2012
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(AP) SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni government troops have killed more than 100 al Qaeda fighters in the past two days in an offensive against militant hideouts in the country's south, the interior ministry said Thursday.
The military has been waging intense battles in the southern Abyan and Lahj provinces to rout the militants. The area has seen heavy fighting in the past week after two subsequent militant attacks on Yemeni army bases.
The interior ministry said the air and land offensive has rattled the militants, who are trying to regroup near the sea. The authorities vowed to continue their campaign.
The military has been waging intense battles in the southern Abyan and Lahj provinces to rout the militants. The area has seen heavy fighting in the past week after two subsequent militant attacks on Yemeni army bases.
The interior ministry said the air and land offensive has rattled the militants, who are trying to regroup near the sea. The authorities vowed to continue their campaign.
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