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Yemeni army, al-Qaida clashes leave 20 dead | (Yemen): At least 15 al-Qaida militants and five army soldiers were killed Tuesday during battles between Yemeni government troops and the terrorist group in the southern province of Abyan, a military official said. Severe clashes broke out between infantry barracks of the army troops and al-Qaida militants near the insurgents-controlled
town of Jaar, leaving at least five soldiers and 15 militants killed, the local
military official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The army troops were
still targeting al-Qaida bastions in Haroor and Jabaleen areas near Jaar with
rockets and artillery shells, the official said. Yemeni naval forces also bombed
several checkpoints manned by al-Qaida militants in Jaar's suburbs, he added,
with no immediate reports of casualty figures. Meanwhile, about 10 pro-government
tribesmen who battled al-Qaida militants along with army troops were injured
in the fighting around Lauder town, a tribal chief told Xinhua anonymously. The
armed tribesmen managed to regain control over two key bastions captured by al-Qaida fighters in the previous fighting, the tribal chief said. Earlier in the day,
a botched air strike carried out by Yemeni warplanes hit a residential building
near a compound used by al-Qaida militants in the insurgents-controlled town
of Jaar, killing at least eight civilians and injuring five others, a government
official said. The Yemeni army has been fighting the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula
(AQAP) since the Yemeni and Saudi terrorist wings merged in 2009. The AQAP has
recently tried to tighten its grip in the country by exploiting the unrest and
security disorders. The militants seized some towns in Abyan and Shabwa provinces
in mid 2011, and the army has been trying to prevent them from expanding their
presence.
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