Thousands Flee Fighting In Yemen's Shabwa Province -- BBCMore than 8,000 civilians have fled their homes in southern Yemen, as government forces launched an assault on al-Qaeda militants, officials said.
Yemeni forces said 80 to 100 al-Qaeda fighters were thought to be hiding in the town of Huta in Shabwa province.
Three militants and two soldiers have died in the clashes, which have been raging since Sunday, officials said.
The fighting comes as President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan was visiting Yemen.
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