Yemen: Clashes kill at least 23 al-Qaeda militants
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Yemen's army battled with al-Qaida in two contested southern towns in fighting that left at least 23 militants dead, the country's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
The government has claimed for weeks that it is on the verge of recapturing Zinjibar, capital of the southern Abyan province, that fell to militants over a year ago, and that it is pushing on to the al-Qaida stronghold of Jaar. But clashes in the two towns continue. (AP)
