Abyan

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  Drone Strike Kills 6 Suspected Qaeda Terrorists In Yemen

  A drone strike killed six suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists including a leader in the southern Yemen province of Abyan, local officials said Friday.

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  Al-Qaeda Pull Out Of 2 Southern Cities: Report

  Al-Qaeda militants began withdrawing Thursday from two cities in Yemen's southern Abyan province following tribal mediation to spare destruction, tribal sources said.

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  Al Qaeda Militants Take Over 2 South Yemen Towns, Residents Say

  Al Qaeda have retaken the two major southern Yemeni towns of Zinjibar and Jaar that had fallen briefly to militants four years ago, residents and local fighters said today.

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  Drone Strike Kills 5 Al-Qaeda Suspects in Yemen: Official

  A suspected US drone strike killed five presumed members of Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen, a local official said today.

• Two Soldiers, 10 'Al Qaeda Jihadists' Dead in Yemen Suicide Car Bomb Bids

  Two soldiers and 10 jihadists were killed Sunday in attempted car bomb attacks on army posts and subsequent clashes in the southern province of Abyan, a military official said.

• Al-Qaeda Kills Two Yemeni Soldiers: Military

  Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed two Yemeni soldiers and wounded five on Monday in the southern province of Abyan, a stronghold of the jihadists, a military official said.

• 'Al Qaeda' Gunmen Kill 12 Yemen Soldiers, Civilian: Security Officials

  Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed 12 Yemeni soldiers and a civilian on Thursday in a southern province where troops have been battling the jihadists since late April, a security official said.

• Airstrike in Yemen targets al-Qaida training camps

  A high-level government security committee in Yemen says an airstrike against training camps operated by suspected al-Qaida militants in a rugged southern mountain region has killed a number of fighters.

• 'US drone' kills six Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen, says army

  An apparent US drone strike killed six suspected Al Qaeda militants overnight, a Yemeni military source told AFP today.

• Suspected US drone in Yemen kills four militants

  A suspected US drone strike killed four al Qaida militants on Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials.

• Suspected Al Qaeda attack on Yemen army base kills 26

  At least 13 soldiers and 13 suspected Al Qaeda members died in an attack on an army base in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Friday, medical and military sources said.

• Yemen army battles Al Qaeda, 35 militants killed

  Yemeni troops killed 35 Al Qaeda militants in overnight battles in the restive southern Abyan province, a military official said on Thursday as the army pressed ahead with a 13-day offensive to retake extremist strongholds.