Yemeni forces battle al-Qaida militants in south

SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni security forces drove al-Qaida-linked militants out of part of a southern city they have held for nearly four months, a military official said, in the first significant victory against the fighters. Months of ground battles and airstrikes have failed to shake the city of ...

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