50 Yemeni troops missing after battling militants
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About 50 Yemeni soldiers are missing after battling Islamic militants in the south of the country, a military official said Saturday.
The soldiers have been missing since Thursday, following fierce clashes with the al-Qaeda-linked group Ansar al-Sharia in the southern city of Zinjibar, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters. On Thursday, 15 soldiers and eight Islamic militants were killed in fighting in Zinjibar. The official said he had no further information on the fate of the missing soldiers. (AP)
