21 militants killed in fighting in south Yemen
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Yemeni government troops killed 21 al-Qaeda fighters in the latest clashes in the country's south, military officials said Saturday, while Washington commended Yemen for successfully routing militants from some strategic southern strongholds.
The military officials said 17 militants died in fighting that raged until early morning around Azan town in southern Shabwa province. Four other militants and one soldier died in fighting Saturday in the Hassan valley area in the adjoining Abyan province, the officials also said. (AP)
