Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Yemen Intensifies It's War Against Al Qaeda Militants


Yemen Moves To Recapture Towns Controlled By Islamist Insurgents -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Yemeni government on Monday and Tuesday stepped up a campaign to recapture southern towns from Islamist insurgents, unleashing airstrikes and ground assaults that left dozens of people dead, including some civilians, according to officials and witnesses on the ground.

The fighting intensified just after a visit to Sana, the Yemeni capital, on Sunday by John O. Brennan, President Obama’s counterterrorism adviser, and less than a week after the disclosure of a foiled plot by Al Qaeda’s Yemen-based affiliate to smuggle a suicide bomber aboard a jetliner bound for the United States.

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More News On Yemen Intensifying It's Military Campaign Against Al Qaeda Militants

Yemen army advances on militants, fighting heavy -- Reuters
Yemeni army kills 29 al-Qaida fighters -- AP
Yemen army pushing Qaeda back -- AFP
Yemen clashes kill 13 al-Qaida militants, 4 troops -- CBS
South Yemen air strikes 'kill 16' in Abyan -- BBC
U.S.-backed Yemen gaining ground against al-Qaeda -- National Post/AFP
US helps Yemen in offensive on al-Qaida in south -- AP
US special forces direct attempt by Yemeni troops to dislodge al-Qaeda -- Scotsman

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