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Yemen Rebels Free US, Saudi, British Detainees
Two Americans, three Saudis and a Briton were in Oman on Monday after being released from months of detention by Yemeni rebels as they joined new talks with the UN peace envoy.
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Yemen Rebels Free US, Saudi, British Hostages
Shiite rebels in Yemen released two Americans, two Saudis and a Briton on Sunday after detaining them for around six months, Yemeni and US officials said.
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US Forces Tried to Rescue American Hostage in Yemen: Pentagon
US and Yemeni forces recently tried to rescue an American journalist being held by Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen but he and some other hostages were not there when the team arrived, the Pentagon said Thursday, confirming media reports about the operation.
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Yemeni Forces Free Eight Al Qaeda Hostages; US Says No Americans
Yemeni security forces freed eight hostages including six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, in a raid in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.
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Yemeni Forces Free 8 Hostages, Kill 7 Kidnappers: Agency
Yemeni security forces freed seven Yemeni hostages and one foreigner in a special operation in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.
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London Imam Claims at US Trial he Tried to Help Yemen Hostages
London imam Abu Hamza admitted to a US jury on Monday that he provided a satellite phone to Yemeni militants months before they kidnapped Western tourists in 1998 and spoke to their leader just three hours after the hostages were taken.
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18 killed as Yemen military attacks Al Qaeda kidnappers, say sources
Two soldiers and 16 Al Qaeda militants were killed in a Yemeni military offensive against the terrorists who are suspected of holding Western hostages, sources said.
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Suicide bomber kills 11 Yemeni soldiers
A suicide bomber killed 11 Yemeni soldiers on Monday after troops backed by tanks attacked an al Qaeda stronghold following the collapse of talks to free three Western hostages, local officials and residents said.
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22 hostages, including Indians, rescued from Somali pirates
Troops from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.
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Yemen Rebels Free US, Saudi, British Detainees
Two Americans, three Saudis and a Briton were in Oman on Monday after being released from months of detention by Yemeni rebels as they joined new talks with the UN peace envoy.
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Yemen Rebels Free US, Saudi, British Hostages
Shiite rebels in Yemen released two Americans, two Saudis and a Briton on Sunday after detaining them for around six months, Yemeni and US officials said.
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US Forces Tried to Rescue American Hostage in Yemen: Pentagon
US and Yemeni forces recently tried to rescue an American journalist being held by Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen but he and some other hostages were not there when the team arrived, the Pentagon said Thursday, confirming media reports about the operation.
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Yemeni Forces Free Eight Al Qaeda Hostages; US Says No Americans
Yemeni security forces freed eight hostages including six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, in a raid in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.
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Yemeni Forces Free 8 Hostages, Kill 7 Kidnappers: Agency
Yemeni security forces freed seven Yemeni hostages and one foreigner in a special operation in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.
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London Imam Claims at US Trial he Tried to Help Yemen Hostages
London imam Abu Hamza admitted to a US jury on Monday that he provided a satellite phone to Yemeni militants months before they kidnapped Western tourists in 1998 and spoke to their leader just three hours after the hostages were taken.
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18 killed as Yemen military attacks Al Qaeda kidnappers, say sources
Two soldiers and 16 Al Qaeda militants were killed in a Yemeni military offensive against the terrorists who are suspected of holding Western hostages, sources said.
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Suicide bomber kills 11 Yemeni soldiers
A suicide bomber killed 11 Yemeni soldiers on Monday after troops backed by tanks attacked an al Qaeda stronghold following the collapse of talks to free three Western hostages, local officials and residents said.
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22 hostages, including Indians, rescued from Somali pirates
Troops from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.
