Yemeni army kills 33 militants in south
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Yemeni troops fought Islamist militants in southern cities on Thursday, as the government pressed ahead with a US-backed offensive to help stabilise the impoverished Arab state that has turned into a base for al Qaeda.
At least 33 militants were killed in heavy fighting with the Yemeni army on the western outskirts of the city of Jaar, in southern Abyan province, army officials and residents said. Among the dead were a Somali and an Egyptian fighting with the insurgents, they said. (Reuters)
